RAMCHANDRA vs STATE OF M.P. — Crl.A. No. 6/2001

Summary: The Supreme Court granted leave and allowed Ramchandra's appeal against the High Court's order upholding the framing of charges under IPC sections 498-A and 304-B in a case involving the death of his wife Manisha (who died from burn injuries on 15.11.1997). Finding that two dying declarations of the deceased clearly indicated the accused had no involvement and that she accidentally caught fire while working at the stove, the Court held there was insufficient material to frame charges. The Court set aside both the High Court's order and the Sessions Judge's charge-framing order, annulling the criminal proceedings against the appellant. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.