2024 INSC 960
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024
(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.7957 of 2024)
JAYEDEEPSINH PRAVINSINH CHAVDA & ORS. ...APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF GUJARAT ...RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
VIKRAM NATH, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The present criminal appeal arises from an order of
the Gujarat High Court, dated 09.05.2024, whereby
the Court rejected the Criminal Revision Application
No. 536 of 2024 filed by the appellants herein and
refused to discharge the appellants – accused from
offences punishable under sections 306, 498A and
114 of the Indian Penal Code, 18601.
1 IPC
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3. FIR No. 11206038210259 of 2021 dated 18.04.2021
was registered at the instance of the deceased’s father
against the appellants herein for offences under
sections 306, 498A, 114 of the IPC. It was alleged that
the appellant no.1 was married to the deceased – wife
in the year 2009. The deceased – wife was residing in
the matrimonial house with her in-laws, that is,
appellant nos. 2 and 3. For the first five years of the
marriage, no child was born to the couple. The
deceased – wife was subjected to physical and mental
harassment owing to this and thus returned to her
parental home. When she returned to her
matrimon...