A person, not a relative of the husband, may not be prosecuted under Section 304B IPC: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

Apoorva Mandhani

3 July 2014 6:53 PM IST

  • A person, not a relative of the husband, may not be prosecuted under Section 304B IPC: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

    Observing that a person, not a relative of the husband, may not be prosecuted for offence under Section 304B IPC, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Justice P.C. Ghose upheld the quashing of a trial court order summoning the respondent under section 304B. The bench added that this does not mean that such a person cannot be prosecuted for any other offence...

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