The Court also held that a person can be convicted for Section 498A, IPC (cruelty to wife) even if he is acquitted under Section 304B IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) because the former has a broader scope
The Supreme Court observed that the power to summon additional accused under Section 319, CrPC must not be exercised routinely and that the existence of more than a prima facie case is necessary.
Case registered for dowry death of wife cannot be quashed on the basis of settlement between accused and complainant, the Delhi High Court recently held.