ADARSH vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 607/2004

Summary: Crl.A. No. 607/2004 (Adarsh v. State of Punjab) The Supreme Court modified the High Court's conviction of appellant Adarsh (originally named Jagdish Raj) in a dowry death case. While the Court confirmed that the deceased wife Sushma died unnaturally from aluminium phosphate poisoning, it found insufficient evidence of dowry demands and set aside convictions under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC. The Court instead convicted Adarsh under Section 306 IPC (abetment to suicide), finding clear evidence that he treated his wife cruelly, driving her to suicide, and sentenced him to 5 years rigorous imprisonment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.