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Lalita v. Vishwanath & Ors.

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.306, 498A, 34 – Abetment of suicide

Dismissed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
30 Jan 2025
Citation
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1643
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1086/2017
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court acquitting the respondents for the offence punishable u/ss.306, 498A, and 34 IPC; and incase the first informant dies before stepping into the witness box, whether the contents of such FIR can be and read into the evidence.

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