Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 498A, 406, 34 -- Attempt to murder - Allegation that husband and in-laws poisoned complainant for not bringing sufficient dowry within 15 days of marriage - Complainant hospitalized for 12 days - Delay of 11 days in lodging FIR - Medical evidence supported fact of poisoning - Complainant supported prosecution case in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Burden is prosecution to prove alleged cruelty - Evidence that when deceased earlier attempted to commit suicide, she was taken care of by accused and his mother - Deceased herself categorically stated in her letter that accused was in deep love with her - Prosecution failed to prove alleged intimacy of accused with..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC and Ss.3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Jurisdiction - Telephone threats received by wife while she was living with her parents - Accused husband and mother-in-law did not visit wife at her parental house - Plea that telephone..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Use of words 'harassed' or 'tortured' by a witness without describing exact conduct of accused which amounted to harassment or torture - May not be believed by a Court in a case u/ss 498-A and 304-B IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Demand of dowry - By itself not a offence u/s 498-A or 304-B IPC - It is act of cruelty or harassment by the husband or the relative of the husband on a woman, in connection with dowry demand which is punishable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Demand of scooter - Allegation of demand against husband, his mother and brother - Death of bride by burning - No evidence as to what was the exact act and conduct of mother and brother by which deceased felt tortured - Conviction of mother and brother set aside - Husband used to taunt that deceased had come from..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC - Presumption - Only when it is shown that soon before her death a woman was subjected by any person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death within the meaning..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 389, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- and 120-B - Cruelty - Dowry death - Conviction - Appeal - Suspension of sentence - Appellant No.2 has undergone more than 2 years of imprisonment out of sentence of ten years rigorous imprisonment - Sentence of mother-i, law of deceased has already been suspended by this court -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 498A -- Conviction u/s 326 IPC - Parties compromised - Accused cannot be acquitted as offence u/s 326 IPC is non compoundable...........
