GIRDHAR SHANKAR TAWADE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
LAWS(SC)-2002-4-56
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: BOMBAY)
Decided on April 24,2002

GIRDHAR SHANKAR TAWADE Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents


Cited Judgements :-

MOHD SARFARAJ VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2015-4-526] [REFERRED]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. BHUPINDER KUMAR & ANR [LAWS(HPH)-2016-10-88] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H P VS. RAJINDER KUMAR [LAWS(HPH)-2012-7-137] [REFERRED TO]
KAMLA DEVI AND ANR. VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2010-6-124] [REFERRED TO]
MANOHAR ALIAS BANDU JAGATRAO SONWANE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-10-10] [REFERRED TO]
SATHYARAJ VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2020-9-626] [REFERRED TO]
SUJIT KANDA VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2021-3-11] [REFERRED TO]
BIPLAB DAS VS. THE STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2020-5-47] [REFERRED TO]
BIPLAB DAS VS. THE STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2020-5-47] [REFERRED TO]
PRADIP BHOWMIK VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2015-6-4] [REFERRED TO]
DEBA PRASAD NANDA VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2017-5-9] [REFERRED TO]
Subhadrabai VS. State of M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2003-8-104] [REFERRED TO]
NOONE RAMESH VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2006-8-13] [REFERRED TO]
RAFIQ VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2013-5-72] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. MANSUKHLAL GORDHANDAS VAJANI [LAWS(GJH)-2014-3-128] [REFERRED TO]
P VASU VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2004-8-12] [REFERRED TO]
RAMAKANTA DAS VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2013-4-5] [REFERRED TO]
SANTOSH RAJBANSHI VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2014-1-32] [REFERRED TO]
SCHEME OF AMALGAMATION OF INDUSIND ENTERPRISES AND FINANCE LTD VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-6-16] [REFERRED TO]
GHULAMHUSSAIN KHADUKHAN AND ORS. VS. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS. [LAWS(GJH)-2016-3-167] [REFERRED TO]
KISHORE RANGNATH JADHAV AND ORS. VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2016-8-294] [REFERRED TO]
MANOHAR S/O BHAURAO KHANVE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (THROUGH PSO KATOL, DIST NAGPUR) [LAWS(BOM)-2017-9-289] [REFERRED TO]
JIWAN LAL VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2011-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. SUSHIL KUMAR [LAWS(HPH)-2011-3-65] [REFERRED TO]
V. LATHA VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2023-2-107] [REFERRED TO]
MAHENDER VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2013-11-16] [REFERRED TO]
SARASWATI BARMAN VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2011-1-88] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF KARNATAKA VS. SHIVARAJ [LAWS(KAR)-2004-6-19] [REFERRED TO]
PINAKIN MAHIPATRAY RAWAL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(SC)-2013-9-19] [REFERRED TO]
KUDRAT ALI VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2014-6-54] [REFERRED TO]
ANAMIKA VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2009-8-38] [REFERRED TO]
DASHRATH VS. STATE [LAWS(RAJ)-2022-5-247] [REFERRED TO]
DINESH RANABHAI VANKAR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2013-7-605] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL SUTRADHAR VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2013-3-17] [REFERRED TO]
RAJIB NEOG VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2010-7-26] [REFERRED TO]
RIPU BISWAS VS. BADAL BISWAS [LAWS(GAU)-2011-2-58] [REFERRED TO]
Appanna @ Laxmaiah VS. The State of Karnataka [LAWS(KAR)-2012-9-194] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMAD BABASAB ARAB VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2019-6-326] [REFERRED TO]
SHANKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-7-459] [REFERRED TO]
LAXMIBAI SHANKAR MURARKHARE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-6-111] [REFERRED TO]
SHARAD S O CHAMPATRAO ASHRATWAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2004-8-152] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRA KANT DUBEY VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2008-12-143] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H.P. VS. PRITHI CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2010-7-226] [REFERRED TO]
PARVEEN KUMAR VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2011-3-10] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. SHYAM LAL [LAWS(HPH)-2014-8-2] [REFERRED TO]
PURUSHOTTAM SITARAM BAKAL & ORS. VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2017-9-103] [REFERRED TO]
SALEK RAM VS. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2019-11-177] [REFERRED TO]
SAYYAD RAHMAT ALI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-2-168] [REFERRED TO]
SANJU S/O ATMARAM PATIL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH POLICE STATION OFFICER, CITY POLICE STATION, CHANDRAPUR [LAWS(BOM)-2017-9-283] [REFERRED TO]
DATTA S/O. SANTOBA KAMBLE & ORS. VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2016-10-96] [REFERRED TO]
RISHI VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2008-1-19] [REFERRED TO]
RAJIV KUMAR VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-5-127] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H P VS. AJINDER SINGH [LAWS(HPH)-2010-5-4] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H P VS. KANWAR SINGH [LAWS(HPH)-2009-6-4] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF TRIPURA VS. APU PAL [LAWS(GAU)-2011-3-29] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. ASHWANI KUMAR & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2017-9-1] [REFERRED TO]
IMRAN KHAN VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2015-3-112] [REFERRED TO]
NUMAL BHARALI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2018-1-72] [REFERRED TO]
UNDAVALI NARAYANA RAO VS. STATE OF A. P. [LAWS(SC)-2009-6-8] [REFERRED TO]
MURUGABOOPATHY VS. INSPECTOR OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2020-6-76] [REFERRED TO]
K SURESH VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2018-9-436] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHNA BAHADUR RAWAT (CHETTRI) VS. STATE OF SIKKIM [LAWS(SIK)-2015-3-2] [REFERRED TO]
POMINDER KUMAR CHHABRA VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2010-9-265] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-3-259] [REFERRED TO]
KAUSHAL KISHORE VS. STATE NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2019-5-247] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. FATIMA MAHAMAD SHAIKH [LAWS(BOM)-2021-1-65] [REFERRED TO]
AMIRUL ISLAM VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2020-5-70] [REFERRED TO]
VANDANA SHRIDHAR PISE VS. SHRIDHAR KISAN PISE [LAWS(BOM)-2003-9-88] [REFERRED TO]
DATTA KISAN MORE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-2-72] [REFERRED TO]
VIMALBAI SHANTARAM PATIL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2009-3-72] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. RAMESHBHAI BHAGWANBHAI PARMAR [LAWS(GJH)-2014-5-18] [REFERRED TO]
SACHIDANAND PANDIT VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-5-50] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H P VS. KRISHAN LAL S/O KESHAV RAM [LAWS(HPH)-2012-5-268] [REFERRED]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. SANJEEV KUMAR [LAWS(HPH)-2014-8-73] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY KUMAR VS. STATE OF H P [LAWS(HPH)-2016-10-87] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. PAWAN KUMAR [LAWS(HPH)-2015-1-19] [REFERRED TO]
ANOPA RAM VS. STATE [LAWS(RAJ)-2022-5-220] [REFERRED TO]
DHANRAJ S/O SHRI CHETAN DASS VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2016-10-22] [REFERRED TO]
MRINAL KANTI ROY BARMAN VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2009-9-2] [REFERRED TO]
BILLAL MIAH VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2012-6-67] [REFERRED TO]
RAMAKANTA DAS VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2013-4-33] [REFERRED TO]
GHUSABHAI RAISANGBHAI CHORASIYA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(SC)-2015-2-46] [REFERRED TO]
MANJU RAM KALITA VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(SC)-2009-5-244] [REFERRED TO]
UNDAVALI NARAYANA RAO VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(SC)-2009-7-27] [REFERRED TO]
KARTHIK @ KARTHIKEYAN VS. STATE REP BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER [LAWS(MAD)-2019-6-343] [REFERRED TO]
Raju VS. State of Karnataka [LAWS(KAR)-2013-8-112] [REFERRED TO]
NITIN BHAGWANRAO PAIJANWAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-6-30] [REFERRED TO]
SONIA VS. STATE OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-376] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. RAM BHAJAN [LAWS(HPH)-2012-7-138] [REFERRED TO]
KARTAR VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2017-4-200] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVAJI VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-3-280] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H.P. VS. KAMAL SINGH & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2016-6-31] [REFERRED TO]
AMJAT ALI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2018-5-142] [REFERRED TO]
NANDITA KONWAR VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2019-2-151] [REFERRED TO]
Chandrani @ Jiyabai VS. State of M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2004-12-64] [REFERRED TO]
PRAHLAD TANWANI VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2008-3-58] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF TRIPURA VS. MILAN DEBNATH [LAWS(TRIP)-2016-1-46] [REFERRED]
SMT. JHUMA DAS, WIFE OF LATE BENU DAS, RESIDENT OF BAISHNAB TILLA, SIDDHI ASHRAM, P.O. & P.S. VS. THE STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2016-12-3] [REFERRED TO]
B GOPINATH VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2018-9-702] [REFERRED TO]
STATE VS. DURGESH AND ANR. [LAWS(RAJ)-2022-5-421] [REFERRED TO]
SALIL CHADHA VS. STATE OF U T [LAWS(P&H)-2018-5-307] [REFERRED TO]
DHANANCHEZHIYAN VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2022-7-94] [REFERRED TO]
K.V. PRAKASH BABU VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(SC)-2016-11-32] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP NARAYAN DEB VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2019-8-58] [REFERRED TO]
K. SENTHIL KUMAR VS. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2015-2-359] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF J&K VS. KALI DASS [LAWS(J&K)-2022-8-89] [REFERRED TO]
JAMNALAL PANDE VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2009-9-37] [REFERRED TO]
NAKHTARAM & ORS. VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2011-11-94] [REFERRED TO]
RAJIV SINGH VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2014-5-20] [REFERRED TO]
SHIB SUNDAR MAZUMDER VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2013-1-21] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAKBHAI DAYALBHAI VS. STATE OF GUJ [LAWS(GJH)-2009-10-149] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF KARNATAKA VS. GNANENDRA [LAWS(KAR)-2006-5-10] [REFERRED TO]
NARAYAN TATYABA GAVHANE AND ORS VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-2-178] [REFERRED]
BABAN NARAYAN DHAGE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-9-77] [REFERRED TO]
BALJINDER SINGH VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2011-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. BHAGAL CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2013-10-23] [REFERRED TO]
RAJINDER KUMAR VS. STATE OF H.P. [LAWS(HPH)-2013-10-62] [REFERRED TO]
MONOTOSH MONDAL VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2013-2-113] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK DADARAO SABLE VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2016-10-24] [REFERRED TO]
SANTOSH BHASKAR DERLE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-3-77] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH VS. DHANESH SHARMA [LAWS(CHH)-2010-11-15] [REFERRED TO]
DINKAR S/O DNYANDEO PARANDE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PSO POLICE STATION MANGRULPIR, DISTRICT WASHIM [LAWS(BOM)-2018-1-258] [REFERRED TO]
DINKAR S/O DNYANDEO PARANDE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PSO POLICE STATION MANGRULPIR, DISTRICT WASHIM [LAWS(BOM)-2018-1-258] [REFERRED TO]
SUSHIL KUMAR AGRAWAL VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2012-8-18] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. SACHIN APPASAHEB GAIKWAD [LAWS(BOM)-2021-1-156] [REFERRED TO]
JIWAN SINGH VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2011-3-160] [REFERRED TO]
DEV RAJ VS. STATE OF H P [LAWS(HPH)-2010-5-5] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H.P. VS. SATISH KUMAR AND ORS. [LAWS(HPH)-2010-5-148] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH VS. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-205] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH VS. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-205] [REFERRED TO]
RAJENDRAN VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2003-4-94] [REFERRED TO]
DNYANESHWAR JAGANNATH BARI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2009-11-39] [REFERRED TO]
ABDUL HAMEED VS. STATE [LAWS(KAR)-2011-7-86] [REFERRED TO]
Abdul Hameed, S/o. Abdul Jabbar Khan Savanur, Hubli VS. The State by State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench Dharwad [LAWS(KAR)-2011-7-140] [REFERRED TO]
CHUNDRI DEVI VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2021-1-1] [REFERRED TO]
ANANTHA KRISHNAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2009-11-480] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH KUMAR VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2009-4-43] [REFERRED TO]
PARITOSH NATH @ BABU VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2020-7-59] [REFERRED TO]
AMALENDU PAL ALIAS JHANTU VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(SC)-2009-11-12] [REFERRED TO]
PRADIP SAHA VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2020-7-34] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. PARVINDER SINGH @ PAMMA & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2016-5-153] [REFERRED TO]
SHIB SUNDAR MAJUMDER VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2013-1-59] [REFERRED TO]
BILLAL MIA VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(GAU)-2010-3-33] [REFERRED TO]
N RAMESH VENKATADRI VS. STATE OF AP [LAWS(APH)-2006-8-108] [REFERRED TO]
PRWITISH DUTTA VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2013-10-5] [REFERRED TO]
BISWAJIT BHOWMIK VS. STATE OF TRIPURA [LAWS(TRIP)-2019-4-11] [REFERRED TO]
MANORAMA BAI VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2019-1-332] [REFERRED TO]
JAGIR SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2014-2-351] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

Banerjee, J. - (1.)Maintainability of a charge under Section 498-A of the Code by reason of an order of acquittal under Section 306 of the Code, is the core question to be decided in the appeal against the judgment of the High Court at Bombay.
(2.)Before, however, adverting to the factual score, it is to be noticed at this juncture that Section 498A has been engrafted on to the statute book by way of a separate Chapter in terms of the provisions of Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 (Act 46 of 1983). The above amendment stands incorporated by reason of present trend in the society and to meet the requirement of the society, the legislature thought it fit to incorporate a new Chapter being Chapter XXA in the statute book consisting of Section 498-A in the Indian Penal Code. For convenience sake, Section 498-A is set out herein below:-
"498-A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty - Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation - For the purpose of this section, "cruelty" means -
(a) any willful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or

(b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.

(3.)The basic purport of the statutory provision is to avoid 'cruelty' which stands defined by attributing a specific statutory meaning attached thereto as noticed herein before. Two specific instances have been taken note of in order to ascribe a meaning to the word 'cruelty' as is expressed by the legislatures : Whereas explanation (a) involves three specific situations viz., (i) to drive the woman to commit suicide or (ii) to cause grave injury or (iii) danger to life, limb or health, both mental and physical, and thus involving a physical torture or atrocity, in explanation (b) there is absence of physical injury but the legislature thought it fit to include only coercive harassment which obviously as the legislative intent expressed is equally heinous to match the physical injury : whereas one is patent, the other one is latent but equally serious in terms of the provisions of the statute since the same would also embrace the attributes of 'cruelty' in terms of Section 498-A.


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