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Vasant @ Girish Akbarasab Sanavale & Anr. v. The State of Karnataka

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498A, 302 and 504 rw s.34 – Common intention

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
10 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 158
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 593/2022
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court reversing the acquittal of the appellants-husband and mother-in-law of the deceased-wife and held them both guilty of offences under the Penal Code, 1860 and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 of the deceased by setting her on fire.

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