Supreme Court of India · 2017-05-04
BIBI PARWANA KHATOON @ PARWANA KHATOON vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/14277
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BIBI PARWANA KHATOON @ PARWANA KHATOON
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR
- Author
- Prafulla C. Pant
- Bench
- PRAFULLA C. PANT N.V. RAMANA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 304B IPC read with Section 34 IPC for the dowry death of Tamkinat Ara, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the necessary ingredients for dowry death, including the circumstances surrounding the death and the involvement of the accused. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the sentence imposed by the trial court.