Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B, 102 -- Dowry death - Presumption - Burden of proof - Once prosecution discharges its initial burden of proving all ingredients of dowry death u/s 304-B IPC by preponderance of probabilities, S.113-B Evidence Act mandatorily requires Court to draw adverse inference against accused - In such cases,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption - As per evidence on record accused unable to rebut presumption u/s 113-B Evidence Act and he has not taken any step to prove that death of deceased was due to various other factors, other than dowry death - Only view possible is that accused has caused death of deceased by..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Summoning of additional accused - Cruelty - Dowry death - Accused/sister-i, law of deceased though named in complaint but nothing found against her and was not arraigned as accused in charge sheet - There is not even iota of evidence against..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Presumption - Appreciation of evidence - Death within 2 years of marriage - Death due to asphyxia as a result of ligature pressure over neck structures produced by ante-mortem ligature hanging - Deceased was not happy in her matrimonial home - Even, brother of deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 34 -- Dowry death - Death due to 100% burn injuries - No evidence on record that sister-i, law and brother-i, law tortured the deceased for any demand of dowry - It cannot be said that brother-i, law and sister-i, law had any common intention with husband of deceased in commission of crime - It is sufficiently shown on record that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 379, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Murder of wife by her husband - Dowry demand - Circumstantial evidence - Accused used to harass the deceased for additional dowry since birth of his son - He was an inmate of house along with deceased - Facts relating to death of deceased and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Death caused to due to strangulation leading to asphyxia - Anti mortem injuries also found on body of deceased, as she was subjected to beating before taking extreme step of hanging herself - Accused/husband subjected deceased to cruelty and harassment soon before her death in connection with demand of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201, 304B -- Offence u/s 201 IPC - Dowry Death - Dead body of deceased was removed from her house and was lying in open agricultural field and crushed with tractor by her husband - This cannot happen without active connivance and help of mother and father of accused/husband of deceased - However, there is lack of evidence against accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, 304B -- Criminal conspiracy - Dowry death - Accused husband used to harass deceased and subjected her to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry - No evidence on record that father and mother of accused husband were also conspirators - Ingredients of S.120-B IPC missing - Accused acquitted u/s 120-B IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Double murder - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased and her daughter found dead in their room with burn injuries - Medical evidence shows that death occurred due to strangulation - Room where incident occurred were occupied by deceased, her daughter and her husband/accused - However, there is no evidence on record that accused..........