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Sec.498 A, 304 B of I.P.C.- A 1-husband acquitted - A 2 sentence was reduced - mitigating circumstances - A1 husband and A2 mother in law - In dying declaration and in her letter , the deceased said that A 1- husband is innocent and further gave credit marks in her letters - Apex court acquitted the husband A1- as far as mother-in-law concerned A2 - she has been demanding for gold chain - Apex court confirmed the one year sentence of imprisonment for sec.498 A and whereas for sec. 304B dispute was taken place on that night between A2 and deceased but not by A1 and so she committed suicide - but not burnt by A 2 - and further more deceased expressed unhappiness in respect of her marriage with A1 which was also one of the cause to commit suicide - Apex court Acquit the A1- husband from sec.304 B and reduced the sentence of A2 from 10 years to 7 years imprisonment and allowed the appeal partly = SATISH CHANDRA & ANR. Vs. STATE OF M.P. 2014 ( May.Part) http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41506