Supreme Court of India · 2016-11-18
BAIJNATH vs STATE OF M P
- Citation / case number
- SC 2014/37953
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BAIJNATH
- Respondent
- STATE OF M P
- Author
- AMITAVA ROY
- Bench
- AMITAVA ROY DIPAK MISRA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's decision that overturned the Trial Court's acquittal of the appellants under Sections 498A and 304B IPC. The Court emphasized that the death of the deceased occurred within seven years of marriage under suspicious circumstances, and there was evidence of dowry demands and cruelty, thus establishing the guilt of the appellants. The Court upheld the High Court's conviction, affirming the application of the statutory presumption under Section 113B of the Evidence Act, 1892.