Supreme Court of India · 2015-02-18
Ghusabhai Raisangbhai Chorasiya & Ors vs State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 1446
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ghusabhai Raisangbhai Chorasiya & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 498A, 306, 201, and 114 of the IPC, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court established that the husband’s illicit relationship and the in-laws' harassment led to the deceased's suicide, constituting abetment under Section 306 IPC. The sentences of five to seven years of imprisonment were confirmed, with fines imposed, and all sentences to run concurrently.