In Brief
Sham Lal was convicted by the High Court for dowry death and cruelty under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, reversing his acquittal by the trial court. The trial court had found that the prosecution failed to prove the alleged demand for Rs.1,00,000/- dowry or the payment of Rs.50,000/-. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred by re-appreciating evidence and reaching a different conclusion on cruelty without showing perversity in the trial court's findings. The Court set aside the conviction, holding that possibility of another view cannot justify reversing an acquittal.
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