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Supreme Court of India · 2015-02-26

Amrutlal Liladharbhai Kotak & Ors vs State Of Gujarat

Citation / case number
AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 699
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Amrutlal Liladharbhai Kotak & Ors
Respondent
State Of Gujarat
Author
Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Bench
M.Y. Eqbal, Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 498A, 304B, and 306 IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which confirmed the Trial Court's findings. The Court established that the evidence presented by the deceased's family, including complaints of dowry demands and mental torture, constituted sufficient grounds for the charges. The Court emphasized the importance of corroborative evidence in dowry death cases, leading to the dismissal of the appeal and maintenance of the sentence.

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