Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - The consequences of 'cruelty', which are either likely to drive a woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury, danger to life, limb or health, whether mental or physical of the woman or the harassment of a woman, where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- Cruelty and dowry death - Revision against acquittal - Evidence that accused used to harass deceased and subjected her to cruelty on account of demand of additional dowry - Medical evidence proved that there was bleeding from nostrils and mouth of deceased and tongue was protruded - Death of deceased was otherwise than in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, 34 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 498-A, 304-B, 34 IPC - Dowry death - Father-in-law in custody for about 10 months - No specific allegation against petitioner that he made any demand during marriage or thereafter - Petitioner not prima facie guilty of committing offence u/ss 498-A, 304-B IPC..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 107, 306, 498A -- Suicide - Abetment - Husband solemnizing second marriage - For a male to have more than one wife was a part of custom and culture of the society of accused and deceased - In such circumstances second marriage of husband cannot be a cause to commit suicide and for this reason accused cannot be blamed to have abetted the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 107, 306, 498A -- Suicide - Abetment - Illegal relationship - By itself not sufficient to hold accused guilty of offence of abetment of suicide - Illicit relationship may be a reason for suicide, but cannot be said to be abetment which requires a positive step to be taken by person to induce the commission of the offence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Proof - Acts of cruelty are to be alleged and proved - It is not sufficient to merely say that the deceased was subjected to torture or cruelty - Specific acts of omission or commission by the offender has to be specifically proved - In absence of proof of such acts of omission or commission, Court is not in a position to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Dowry death - Mere omnibus statement regarding demand of money does not ipso facto make out a case u/s.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Statement of deceased before her parents and other family members about physical and mental torture meted out to her by accused - Extremely vague and do not disclose as to what and on how many occasions accused demanded money - No statement of doctor who treated deceased regarding her condition whether she..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Dowry death - Cruelty/abetment of suicide - No evidence that intention of husband was to aid or abet wife to commit suicide - Demand of money towards dowry was not made directly to parents of deceased - During married life of nine years there was no complaint - Presumption u/s.113-A Evidence Act that suicide was abetted by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Cruelty and abatement to suicide - Appeal against conviction - Deceased/wife dies within 8 months of marriage - Deceased was 6-8 weeks pregnant when she took such drastic step - As per medical reports cause of death was asphyxia as a result of suspecting poisoning - Death of deceased is..........
