Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Constitution of India – Art.136 |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Constitution of India – Art.136 – Contours of jurisdictionunder – Appellant’s wife died along with her child by way ofdrowning in a river within seven years of her marriage – Trial Courtconvicted the appellant u/s.304-B of IPC – Conviction affirmed bythe High Court, however, it reduced the sentence from 8 yearsrigorous imprisonment to a period of 7 years – Appellant contendedthat there was neither cruelty nor any demand for dowry – Onappeal, held: In various Supreme Court judgments, it has been heldthat in an appeal u/Art.136, the Court will not reassess the evidenceat large, particularly, when it has been concurrently accepted bythe High Court and the Courts below – For interference of SupremeCourt something more must be shown such as, violation of principlesof natural justice in the trial, error of law or procedure, by errorsof record or misreading of evidence, non-consideration of glaringinconsistencies in the evidence which demolish the prosecution caseor where the conclusion of the High Court is manifestly perverseand unsupportable and the like – In the instant case, there is materialin the form of testimony of PW-1 and PW-3 regarding dowryharassment – On 16.02.2001, PW-1 stated that appellant’s wifecontacted him from a PCO and informed him that all the accused,including appellant were maltreating her – On the same date, PW-3stated that appellant’s wife had visited her and informed thatappellant had beaten her – Furthermore, PW-5 deposed that hesaw appellant’s wife on 16.02.2001 at the PCO, though he couldnot hear her but saw her weeping – Doctor who conducted postmortem opined that death occurred on 16.02.2001/17.02.2001 –Therefore, the law enjoins u/s.113-B of the Evidence Act drawingof the presumption that the accused has committed dowry death –The view taken by trial Court and affirmed by the High Court onbasis of the material available on record cannot be said to be manifestly perverse – Thus, interference by the Supreme Court wouldnot be justified – Penal Code, 1860 – s.304-B – Evidence Act, 1872– s.113-B. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph |
Neutral Citation | 2018 INSC 883 |
Petitioner | Jagjit Singh |
Respondent | State Of Punjab |
SCR | [2018] 13 S.C.R. 405 |
Judgement Date | 2018-09-26 |
Case Number | 408 |
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