Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Accused demanded Rs.1000/- after six months of marriage and Rs.5,000/- six months later - On both occasions accused got money from his father-in-law - Thereafter for two years there had been no demand of dowry or a demand for anything resembling dowry - This is not a type of demand within meaning of S.498-A -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Death within four years of marriage in abnormal circumstances - Deceased persistently subjected to cruelty and harassment by her husband and her parents in connection with demand for dowry - Held, a presumption arises that it is a case of dowry death and that her husband or relatives who subjected her to cruelty and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Evidence of daughter of deceased that she was sleeping in the house alongwith her younger sister - Heard cries of her mother - Could not come out as the door was bolted from outside and noticed in the morning that her mother had been strangulated - Further stated that her father had contracted second marriage and had..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - To attract the provision Court must be satisfied that (i) the death of a women must have been caused by burns or bodily injury of otherwise than under normal circumstances; (ii) such death must have occurred within seven years of her marriage; (iii) soon before her death, the woman must have been subjected to cruelty..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304 -- Second marriage during subsistence of first marriage - Such a husband comes under purview of S.304-B and 498-A IPC if he commits cruelty etc. - He assumes status of husband and commits cruelty under the colour of status of husband...........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 2, 4 -- Demand of dowry as consideration for marriage is an offence - Marriage includes proposed marriage also...........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 2, 4 -- Dowry - Voluntary presents given at or before or after the marriage to the bride or the bridegroom of a traditional nature, which are given not as a consideration for marriage but out of love, affection or regard, do not fall within the mischief of the expression 'dowry' made punishable under the Dowry Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5(i), 11, 16 -- When the fact of celebration of marriage is established it will be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary that all the rites and ceremonies to constitute a valid marriage have been gone through...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d) -- Consumer - Woman Welfare Scheme - Financial assistance for marriage - Application for by complainant - Held that strictly speaking the complainant is not a consumer - Still inasmuch as the State has decided to extend benefits to the citizens, who are in need of financial assistance, in their aim to carry out the Directive..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498, 494 -- Second marriage during subsistence of first marriage - Second wife committed suicide due to harassment by accused on account of demand of dowry - Accused cannot be allowed to take a plea that second wife could not be termed as wife as marriage was null and void - Held, although second marriage was null and void but until..........
