Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Cruelty - Accused committed murder of his wife by strangulation with the aid of cable wire - However, accused contended that his wife committed suicide by hanging with the aid of saree around her neck - Medical & Scientific evidence confirmed that there was strangulation marks on neck of deceased and that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201 -- Murder - Cruelty - Medical & scientific evidence proved that accused committed murder of his wife by strangulation with the aid of cable wire - Accused was very much present at the time when deceased breathed her last therefore, the best person who could have come forward with appropriate explanation to clear the doubt..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Death by hanging - Deceased committed suicide within three years of her marriage - She was more beautiful than her husband - Their matrimonial life was not peaceful - Deceased was harassed by her husband for demand of dowry soon before her death - So far as other two appellants are concerned they were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Alteration of sentence - Husband already suffered more than seven years in custody - His sentences altered to seven years R.I u/s 304-B IPC and three years R.I u/s 498-A IPC - Since he already served his maximum sentence he be released if not wanted in any other case...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - No specific allegation about harassment of deceased with a view to coerce her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand - If two brother-i, laws asked for Rs 50,000 for purchasing of tempo two years before the occurrence of event, in absence of corroborating evidence, it cannot be concluded that such demand..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 - - Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Wife committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her two minor children - Husband convicted on the basis of letter written by wife to her father two months before suicide regarding factum of ill treatment and cruelty that was meted out to her which was supported by oral evidence - Said..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Nothing was put to accused regarding cruelty in his statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. - Accused cannot be convicted u/s 498-A IPC when no question of cruelty was put to him u/s 313 Cr.P.C...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Allegation that accused harassed deceased for not cooking food, not cleaning utensils, not cleaning cow-dung and not doing the field work - Such allegations of harassment does not constitute any offence for the purpose of S.498-A Explanation (b) IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A - - Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Deceased died within seven years of her marriage by committing suicide - No evidence on record to suggest that husband or relative of husband of deceased subjected her to cruelty due to which deceased committed suicide - General allegations were made in FIR - Medical evidence is inconsistent with the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 20(3) -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Self incrimination - Once prosecution probabilises involvement of accused but accused takes false plea about facts exclusively known to him, such circumstance, is vital additional circumstance against accused - Though Art.20(3) of Constitution incorporates the..........
