Evidence Act, 1872, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Hostile witness - Dowry death - Cruelty - Conviction cannot be recorded on solitary statement of witness who disowned his testimony of examinatio, i, chief and has turned hostile during beginning of cross-examination - Conviction and sentence set aside - Accused acquitted...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 154, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Hostile witness - Dowry death - Cruelty - PW1 turned hostile in cross-examination - Statement of PW1 given in examinatio, i, chief could be used for purpose of corroboration and support of such evidence - A person who has stated in examinatio, i, chief does not remain trustworthy and his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Complaint by father of victim/wife u/s 498-A IPC is maintainable...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quashing of proceedings - Allegation against father-in-law - Specific allegations against father-in-law supported by complainant and his two witnesses in the evidence is on record - At this stage of summoning of accused, Court cannot pronounce as to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quashing of proceedings - Allegation against family members of husband - General allegations of cruelty and dowry demand made against appellants - No specific incident, dates or details of any incident mentioned in complaint - Neither in complaint nor..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 306 - Suicide on 07.01.1990 - Letter written by deceased regarding cruelty received by father of deceased on 10.01.1990 but handed over to police on 13.01.1990 - Deceased had never written any other letter to her family after her marriage but had rather been in touch with her relatives through telephone -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Allegation of cruelty raised for the first time at the time of filing FIR which was lodged after a delay of one and a half day - Prosecution did not examine neighbour of deceased and appellant to substantiate allegation of ill-treatment - Reliance on general oral testimonies of prosecution..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Instances testified by witnesses - Said incidents had taken place much before the deceased's death - Could not be treated as conduct which drove deceased to commit suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Matrimonial dispute - Compromise - Nothing to indicate lack of bona fide - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 302, 498A, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, 6, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Dying declaration given by deceased proved and supported by independent witnesses, medical officer and Magistrate who recorded the same - Even medical officer certified that patient was conscious and..........
