Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Sections 3 & 4—Dowry demand—Order of acquittal passed by trial court reversed by High Court—Appeal—In an appeal/revision, the High Court could have set aside the order of acquittal only if the findings as recorded by the trial court were perverse or impossible—No perversity found in approach adopted by trial Judge—View taken by trial court also cannot be said to be impossible—High Court ought not to have interfered with well reasoned judgment of the trial Judge—Impugned judgment and order passed by High Court is quashed and set aside and that of trial court is affirmed—Appeals allowed.
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Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 498A—Dowry harassment—Conviction—Where the marriage between parties has been held to be null and void, the conviction under Section 498A of IPC would not be sustainable in view of the judgment of Apex Court in Shivcharan Lal Verma v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2007 (15) SCC 369.
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