Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- `Soon before' - Dowry demand four months back - Victim committed suicide after four months from the alleged demand of dowry - It does not come with the purview of `soon before her death'...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 379, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Murder of wife by her husband - Dowry demand - Circumstantial evidence - Accused used to harass the deceased for additional dowry since birth of his son - He was an inmate of house along with deceased - Facts relating to death of deceased and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Death caused to due to strangulation leading to asphyxia - Anti mortem injuries also found on body of deceased, as she was subjected to beating before taking extreme step of hanging herself - Accused/husband subjected deceased to cruelty and harassment soon before her death in connection with demand of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201, 304B -- Offence u/s 201 IPC - Dowry Death - Dead body of deceased was removed from her house and was lying in open agricultural field and crushed with tractor by her husband - This cannot happen without active connivance and help of mother and father of accused/husband of deceased - However, there is lack of evidence against accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, 304B -- Criminal conspiracy - Dowry death - Accused husband used to harass deceased and subjected her to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry - No evidence on record that father and mother of accused husband were also conspirators - Ingredients of S.120-B IPC missing - Accused acquitted u/s 120-B IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Quantum of sentence - Accused/husband awarded life imprisonment - However, there is no reason assigned in judgment of to determine that case falls under rarest of rare case - Thus, sentence of accused is substituted by R.I. of 10 years...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201 -- Double murder - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased and her daughter found dead in their room with burn injuries - Medical evidence shows that death occurred due to strangulation - Room where incident occurred were occupied by deceased, her daughter and her husband/accused - However, there is no evidence on record that accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Abetment to suicide - Deceased left her husband prior to her death and was residing at parental house for about 1 year before her death - Prosecution has not lead any evidence to show that accused used to visit deceased at parental house - Prosecution has not produced any document regarding the case..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304B, 498A, 34, 120B, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Bail - Dowry death - Cruelty - Prima facie evidence of demand of dowry from deceased and her family - Evidence on record shows that licensed revolver of petitioner was used in the commission of crime - Injuries on the vital part of deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Deceased died within 3 years of her marriage in her matrimonial home due to administration of poison - Post-mortem and burial of deceased conducted in the presence of family members of deceased and they did not raise any doubt about death of deceased at that time - However, after 20 days of incident..........
