'Wife Wants To Revive Matrimonial Life': SC Upholds Conviction Of A Husband U/S 498A IPC ; But Reduces Sentence To Period Already Undergone 2022-11-16The Supreme Court reduced the sentence imposed on a husband convicted under Section 498A IPC after his wife submitted before it that she wants to join her husband and revive their matrimonial life.
In this case, the husband was concurrently convicted under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Trial Court had imposed punishment of two years and the same was upheld by the Appellate Court. The High Court, in its Revisional jurisdiction did not interfere with the judgment of conviction but reduced the substantive sentence to six months.
"We do not find any reason to interfere with the judgment of conviction of the appellant. There is no perversity in the judgment assailed in this appeal", Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed.
At this juncture, the respondent- wife, through her counsel, submitted before the bench that she would not like to contest the appeal and she wants to join her husband and revive their matrimonial life.
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