Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-11
MEERA vs STATE BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUVOTRIYUR POLICE STATION CHENNAI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/44631
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MEERA
- Respondent
- STATE BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUVOTRIYUR POLICE STATION CHENNAI
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's dismissal of the appeal by the mother-in-law convicted under Section 498A IPC, which pertains to cruelty by a husband or his relatives. The Court found that the evidence presented did not sufficiently establish the requisite elements of cruelty as defined under the law. Consequently, the conviction was set aside, and the appellant was acquitted of the charges.