STATE OF A.P. vs RAJ GOPAL ASAWA — Crl.A. No. 384/1998

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010024241998

Filing Date

09-Feb-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 384/1998

Diary Number

2424/1998

Order Date

17-Mar-2004

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF A.P.

    Adv. GUNTUR PRABHAKAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAJ GOPAL ASAWA

    Adv. D. MAHESH BABU

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Mar-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-Mar-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 10-Mar-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 09-Feb-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 384/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of State of A.P. v. Raj Gopal Asawa (2004) The Supreme Court partially allowed the State's appeal against the High Court's acquittal in a dowry death case. The Court reinstated conviction of A-1 (brother-in-law) under Section 304B IPC for demanding dowry from the deceased bride, finding credible witness testimony established the dowry demand shortly before her suicide. However, the Court upheld acquittal of A-3 (husband) due to insufficient evidence of his direct involvement in dowry demands, rejecting inference based on mere silence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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