Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Allegation against sister-in-law - No evidence on record that accused harassed deceased for dowry and treated her cruelly - Accused's act of merely having deceased visit her house and engaging in quarrels does not amount to cruelty for dowry - Statement alleging accused poisoned deceased were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 323, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Abetment of suicide - Quashing of proceedings - Specific statement of informant is on record that there was demand of dowry - Independent witnesses who are resident of same area also stated that there was dispute between husband and wife - Whether wife has died on account of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Allegations that maltreatment of deceased had started just about one month after the marriage - Matrimonial relationship between accused and deceased survived for a period of about ten months - No complaint whatsoever was made either by deceased or her parents to any authority for such a long..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Dying declaration - Deceased stated that conduct of mother-in-law prompted her to take extreme step - Sister of deceased was present when mother-in-law quarreled with deceased, but such material witness was withheld by prosecution - Dying declaration itself does..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 34 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 306, 34 IPC - Reduction of sentence - Accused are now aged about 66 and 61 years respectively - They have already spent one year, one month and 27 days in prison - Accused do not have any past history of criminal record - Sentence reduced to period already undergone by them with fine of Rs.5,000 each and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Bail - Abetment of suicide - Extra martial affair of husband was disclosed to wife on the first day of marriage - Discovering infidelity shortly after marriage can have profound and devastating effects on the mental and emotional well being of deceased/wife - Deceased had committed..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Brother and father of deceased stated that she had not disclosed about any ill treatment being given by accused persons to them but disclosed the same to her mother - Deceased was suffering from epilepsy and after marriage accused providing treatment to her - No evidence on record which..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - No marks of injury or previous torture or cruelty soon before death has been found on person of deceased by Doctor who conducted post mortem - Even there is no evidence that deceased was subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry or for any other reason - Accused had not intentionally aided..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 34 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Inordinate delay in lodging FIR not explained - Evidence relating to so called torture of deceased is not worthy of acceptance - If such evidence is taken away, then there remains nothing to even remotely suggest that accused persons had instigated deceased to such extent as would lead her to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Summoning of additional accused - Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Accused implicated first time in statement of informant before trial Court - Story set up by witnesses during their testimony before trial Court has come up for the first time which is against the allegations of FIR and..........
