KESHAB CHANDRA PRADHAN vs BAINA . — Crl.A. No. 1088/2000

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010083062000

Filing Date

11-May-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1088/2000

Diary Number

8306/2000

Order Date

12-Oct-2007

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KESHAB CHANDRA PRADHAN

    Adv. K. V. VENKATARAMAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BAINA .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Oct-2007

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 22-Sep-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 04-Dec-2000

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 11-May-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1088/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Devi Lal v. State of Rajasthan Decision: The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Devi Lal under Section 304B IPC (dowry death), dismissing his appeal. The Court found that evidence established Pushpa Devi was subjected to continuous harassment and cruelty for insufficient dowry, culminating in her unnatural death within seven years of marriage. Key Reasoning: Reading witness testimonies holistically, the Court determined that no specific dowry demand needed explicit mention—the pattern of harassment for dowry purposes was sufficiently established. The consistent mistreatment even after Pushpa's son's birth, coupled with her father-in-law's failed attempts to stop the abuse, demonstrated dowry-related cruelty shortly before her death, satisfying all Section 304B ingredients. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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