Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death within one year of marriage - Suicide note left by deceased did not implicate husband in any manner - Allegations of cruelty and harassment by family members of deceased against accused for non-fulfilment of demand for money to buy a plot - In a case of dowry death or..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Unnatural death with seven years of marriage - Conviction on the basis of letters - In letters it was no where mentioned that she was harassed on account of demand of dowry or that there was demand of dowry - Oral evidence also did not show if any demand for money or dowry was raised by any of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Necessary ingredients are: (1) that the death of a woman should be by burn or by bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances; (2) within 7 years of marriage; (3) it must be shown that before death the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of the husband or in connection..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 306 -- Charge u/s 304-B - Accused can be convicted u/s 306 IPC even in absence of a charge thereto if evidence is there to prove the charge...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption - Ingredients to draw presumption - Presumption can be raised only if accused being tried for the offence under section 304-B and death of women should be caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage - Deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Section 113-B - Dowry death - `Soon before death ` - Scope and Ambit - Soon before would depend upon circumstances of each case and no strait jacket formula can be laid - No period can be fixed to define the expression - It would normally imply that the interval should not be much between the concerned cruelty or harassment and..........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 2, 3, 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry - Agreement - Plea that there must be an agreement for dowry - Not necessary to have an agreement - Definition of dowry to be interpreted with other provisions including Section 3 of 1961 Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption - Ingredients to draw presumption - Presumption can be raised only if accused being tried for the offence under section 304-B - Death of women should be caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage - Deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption - 'Soon before death ' - - Scope and Ambit - Soon before is relative term and would depend upon circumstances of each case and no strait jacket formula can be laid - There is no fixed - It would normally imply that the interval should not be much between the concerned..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Accused 61 years old lady - No specific role attributed to her in the occurrence in which her daughter-in-law was humiliated - Petitioner in custody for six months - Bail allowed...........
