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february 2015

Supreme Court of India · 2015-02-11

Bhim Singh & Anr vs State Of Uttarakhand

Citation / case number
AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 666
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Bhim Singh & Anr
Respondent
State Of Uttarakhand
Author
Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Bench
Pinaki Chandra Ghose, M.Y. Eqbal

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death, affirming that the prosecution established the necessary ingredients of dowry death, including the unnatural death of Prema Devi within seven years of marriage and the harassment for dowry. The Court also confirmed the convictions under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, emphasizing the need for stringent action against dowry-related offenses. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the life sentence and additional penalties imposed by the lower courts.

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