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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
RAVI V HOSMANI
Manjunath, S/o. Kalappa – Appellant
Versus
State By Hassan City Police Station, Rep. By Its State Public Prosecutor – Respondent
ORDER :
RAVI V.HOSMANI, J.
1. Challenging judgment dated 01.08.2018 passed by V Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Hassan, in Crl.A.no.20/2016 confirming judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.01.2016 passed by II Addl. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Hassan, in C.C.no.60/2007, this revision petition is filed.
2. Sri KR Lingaraju, learned counsel for petitioner submitted revision petition was by accused no.1 against concurrent findings convicting him for offence punishable under Section 4 98 -A of Indian Penal Code, 1872, (' IPC ', for short) and sentencing him to undergo simple imprisonment for two years with fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default to pay fine amount, to undergo further period of simple imprisonment for 30 days. Likewise, for offence under Section 3 of Dowry Prohibition Act (' DPA ' for short), he was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three years with fine of Rs.3,00,000/- and in default to pay fine, to undergo further imprisonment for six months. And for offence punishable under Section 4 of , to undergo simple imprisonment for 30 days with fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default to pay fine amount to undergo further imprisonment for 30 days.
3. It wa
Court upheld concurrent findings of guilt for cruelty and dowry demands, establishing that evidence supported claims of harassment, thereby affirming the conviction under IPC and Dowry Prohibition Ac....
The judgment reaffirms that dowry-related cruelty under IPC Section 498A is a serious offense, validated by credible victim testimony and social realities of domestic abuse.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for specific details and corroborative evidence to sustain a conviction under Section 498(A) IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition....
The judgment emphasized the requirement for legally acceptable evidence to sustain a conviction under Section 498(A) IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, highlighting the need for specific det....
Offence of Cruelty - Conviction affirmed - Scope of revisional jurisdiction this court is not inclined to interfere with impugned judgment of conviction of petitioner under section 498(A) of Indian P....
Prosecution must clearly establish essential ingredients of dowry-related offences; lack of consistent evidence led to acquittal.
Demand of dowry – Conviction set aside – Suit restitution of conjugal rights decreed, but the wife/complainant has not complied that decree
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