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B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH
P. sivakumar – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent of Police Etc. – Respondent
ORDER
CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.1404-1405 OF 2012
1. The present appeals challenge the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Madras dated 7th December, 2011 thereby partly allowing Criminal Appeal No.192 of 2008 filed by the State and Criminal Revision Case No. 252 of 2008 filed by the first informant-wife.
2. The appellant No.1 had married PW-1-S.Beula on 04.12.2003. It appears that soon after marriage disputes arose between the parties and they started residing separately. PW-1-wife filed a complaint before the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari. After investigation, the charge sheet came to be filed for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 against the four accused, namely, accused No.1-husband, accused No.2-mother-in-law, accused No.3-father in law and accused No.4-brother-in-law. The trial was conducted before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Nagarcoli, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. On the conclusion of the trial, the learned trial Judge acquitted all the accused persons of all the offences charged with.
3. Against the said order, the State filed an appeal and
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The legal sanctity of the second marriage and its implications on the applicability of Section 498A IPC and/or under Dowry Prohibition Act.
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The importance of clear and corroborative evidence, consistency, and coherence in establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt in cases of dowry harassment under Section 498-A IPC.
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