Bahubali, 5/0. Hayapal Huppari v. The S tateel Karnataka

under Section 498-A of IPC, the trial Court found that the evidence of the prosecution witnesses indicated that, the accused had given cruel treatment to the deceased, following which the deceased committed suicide by setting herself on fire. The death of Parbhavati due to burn injuries and the death being suicidal is also a finding recorded by the trial Court. The accused therefore, convicted in respect of offences punishable under Section 498-A of the IPC and they were sentenced as mentioned above.

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9. Section 498-A is defines the ‘cruelty’ as follows: “‘Cruelty’ means: a) any wilfhi conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or b) harassment the woman where harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any propefly or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.’

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