Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Death of wife by hanging - Prosecution of husband and parents - Appellant was staying with his adoptive father and had shifted to place of his natural father only 15-20 days before date of incident - Evidence to show that allegations of taunting on deceased for not bringing sufficient dowry were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- Dowry death - Unnatural death due to asphyxia as a result of hanging within seven years of marriage in her Sasural - Demand of Rs.20,000/- after marriage and on non fulfilment cruelty committed - Mother-in-law, brother-in-law and married Nananad of deceased never made any direct demand - Innocence of these three accused could..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Allegation by wife in written statement that her husband was having illicit relations with his 'Bhabhi' (Brother's wife) - Failure to prove the allegation - Levelling of false allegation regarding illicit relations of husband tantamounts to cruelty - Husband is entitled to decree of divorce...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce petition by husband on ground of cruelty and desertion - Husband acquitted in a criminal case lodged by wife u/s 406 IPC - Brother of husband also kept in police custody for some days on complaint of wife - Wife living separately since 1974 - Relations between parties irretrievably broken - Desertion and cruelty on part of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Murder - Murder of wife by strangulation - Stand of accused that victim died due to electrocution but later shifted stand that victim committed suicide - Allegations of beating given to deceased by appellant every night - During short span of life deceased subjected to cruelty - Conviction of husband under S.302 IPC and his..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Cruelty - Divorce petition by husband - Husband, his parents and sister acquitted in a criminal complaint filed by wife u/s 498-A IPC - Husband other three suffered imprisonment for sometime initially - Trauma and sense of diffidence suffered can easily be imagined - From over all consideration of evidence, husband found to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Dowry death - Abetment to suicide - Conviction of husband on basis of testimony of brother and sister of deceased, a neighbour and doctor - No specific act of ill-treatment deposed by brother - Failure on part of brother and neighbour to give names of persons from whom they came to know that deceased was beaten - Sister not..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Cruelty and desertion - Divorce petition by husband - False allegations levelled by wife with regard to character of husband not only in written statement but also made complaints to higher authorities - Inquiries were conducted against husband and allegations levelled by wife were found to be false - Acts of wife amount to cruelty -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Presumption u/s 113-B Evidence Act - Necessary ingredients are: (a) the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage; (b) it must be shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Conviction based on evidence of PW5, PW7 and PW10 - While going through their evidence it is no where found that deceased soon before her death was subjected to cruelty by husband or in-laws in connection with demand of dowry - Accused acquitted...........
