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R. PONGIAPPAN
Ganesan – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Criminal Appeals filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the conviction and sentence dated 22.01.2021 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Cuddalore, in S.C.No.236 of 2018.)
Common Judgment
1. Both these appeals are directed against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 22.01.2021 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Cuddalore, in S.C.No.236 of 2018.
2. The appellants in Crl.A.No.114 of 2021 are arrayed as Accused Nos.2 & 3 and the appellant in Crl.A.No.573 of 2021, is arrayed as Accused No.1, in the above referred case. They stood charged for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 304-B of IPC. By judgment dated 22.01.2021, the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Cuddalore, came to the conclusion that the appellants in Crl.A.No.114 of 2021/A2 and A3 are found guilty under Section 498-A alone, whereas the appellant in Crl.A.No.573 of 2001/A1 was found guilty under Sections 498A & 304-B of IPC, and accordingly, convicted and sentenced them as follows:
| Accused | Offence | Sentence |
| A1 | 498-A IPC | to undergo simple imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-, |
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for direct evidence of cruelty and harassment, and the need to scrutinize witness evidence, especially when there are contradiction....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the prosecution must prove the intention of the accused to commit cruelty or abet suicide, and the evidence presented must be specific and cre....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that to convict an accused under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connecti....
The conviction under Sections 304B and 498A of the IPC was quashed due to insufficient evidence of dowry demand or cruelty, emphasizing the necessity of credible evidence for such serious charges.
The prosecution must establish the elements of dowry death and the rebuttable nature of the presumption under Section 113B of the Evidence Act in cases involving dowry-related offenses.
The requirement of substantial evidence of dowry-related harassment is essential to sustain a conviction under Section 304-B of IPC, which the prosecution failed to demonstrate.
Point of law: To indicate that the expression 'soon before' would normally implied that the interval should not be much between the concerned cruelty or harassment and the death in question. There mu....
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