NIRMALA vs STATE OF HARYANA — Crl.A. No. 571/1999

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010071141999

Filing Date

26-Apr-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 571/1999

Diary Number

7114/1999

Order Date

27-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NIRMALA

    Adv. UGRA SHANKAR PRASAD (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HARYANA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 26-Apr-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 571/1999

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Summary On 27 April 2004, the Supreme Court allowed Nirmala's appeal and set aside her conviction for abetment of suicide (Section 306 IPC) and cruelty (Section 498-A IPC) in connection with her daughter-in-law's death on 9 September 1996. The Court found that the suicide note did not mention dowry torture and that the lower courts' conclusions were based on mere hypothesis and conjecture rather than concrete evidence; the deceased's note stated she was "tired of life" without reference to dowry demands. The appellant's bail bonds were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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