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Supreme Court of India · 2019-03-13

The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Deepak

Citation / case number
AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 5604
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
The State Of Madhya Pradesh
Respondent
Deepak
Author
D.Y. Chandrachud
Bench
Hemant Gupta, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's decision to discharge the respondent from charges under Section 306 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Court emphasized the importance of the dying declaration of the victim, which implicated the respondent in harassment leading to suicide. The Court held that the material presented during the investigation warranted further examination, thus reversing the High Court's discharge order and reinstating the charges against the respondent.

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