Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - Demand made for gold ornaments at the time of a customary ceremony performed when a male child was born to couple cannot be considered to be a dowry demand, as it is not connected with marriage of said parties...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - Dowry demand within the meaning and scope of 304-B IPC should be any property or security given or agreed to be given in connection with marriage...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304B, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Allegation against father-in-law - Conviction upheld for following reasons: (i) unnatural death of deceased which was not accidental but homicidal as established from medical evidence; (ii) death occurred inside the house occupied by accused which was under his control; (iii) FIR..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - Neither any PW alleges cruelty or harassment meted out by appellant in connection with dowry nor prosecution has proved the same - Statements given by PW1, PW2 & PW3 are bald statements which do not indicate any form of cruelty meted out to deceased by appellant - Presumption u/s 113-B of Evidence Act would not be..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry demand - S.304-B IPC is an offence of strict liability and mens rea to cause death need not be proved and only actus reus of subjecting deceased to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative in connection with any demand for dowry is sufficient to bring home guilt of accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227 -- Offence u/Ss.304B, 498A, 34 IPC - Discharge - Post-mortem report on record suggested that deceased died due to pneumonia - Further, complainant failed to provide any specific incident of harassment of deceased and any date or proof of giving money to accused - Moreover,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34 -- Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A, 34 IPC - Amount given in Chuchak at the time of birth of the child of deceased cannot be termed as demand...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Bail - There is prima facie disclose ingredients attracting the offence alleged - The right of the victim, especially a young woman who died while allegedly being harassed for dowry, and who was three months pregnant, must be given due regard - Her voice, now silenced forever, can only be heard through the evidence brought..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Compromise - Quashing of charge sheet - Applicant and 4 other members of his family were accused of harassing and killing deceased for dowry - Guilt of all accused persons against whom same allegations were made has been established by order of trial Court and all other accused persons have been..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 176, 201 -- Dowry death - Cause of death of deceased was not known as no postmortem was conducted - Deceased was pregnant when she expired and earlier she had a miscarriage - Prosecution miserably failed to prove unnatural death of deceased, consequently presumption against accused u/s 304-B IPC cannot be invoked - Case set up that..........
