Surendra Jaiswal vs State - 2015 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 98

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2015 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 98

CHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Prashant Kumar Mishra, J
Surendra Jaiswal – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent

Table of Content
1. appeal challenging conviction under ipc 498a due to perceived lack of evidence. (Para 1 , 2)
2. narrative of events leading to alleged cruelty and subsequent prosecution. (Para 3 , 4 , 6 , 8)
3. legal arguments focusing on witness reliability and implications for the case. (Para 9 , 10)
4. final observations affirming conviction with modified sentencing based on time served. (Para 12 , 14)

1. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05-1-1999 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Surajpur, the then District Surguja, M.P.(now C.G.) in Sessions Trial No.310/97 whereby and whereunder the learned Additional Sessions Judge after holding the appellants guilty for subjecting Anjulata, wife of appellant Surendra (A - 1) and daughter - in - law of appellant Shantibai (A - 2), to cruelty, convicted them under S.498A of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'the IPC ) and sentenced each of the appellants to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 6 months. The learned trial Judge acquitted the appellants from the charges under S.3