Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 306 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Deceased committed suicide after 5 years of her marriage by jumping into well - No evidence as to specific demand of dowry soon before death of deceased - Demand if any was made before two years of death of deceased - There is also no any evidence on record about any ill..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 326, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Deceased confined in room and set ablaze after sprinkling kerosene - 60% burn injuries - Victim supported prosecution version - Factum of setting victim ablaze remained unexplained by defence - Prosecution case is proved beyond reasonable doubt on scrutiny and analysis of direct..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 34 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 306, 498-A, 34 IPC - Deceased committed suicide due to regular torture and beatings given by accused - Son of deceased who is only 12 years old was alone at home - Taking into account the fact with regard to welfare of minor son, who lost his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Relatives of husband - Nothing to gain from the alleged demand of dowry and there is no reason for them to inflict cruelty upon wife - Order taking cognizance except husband and mother-i, law quashed - Personal appearance of mother-i, law exempted considering that she is an old lady subject to filing an..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Bail - Dowry death - Death by burning - Accused is being perpetuated virtually without any trial behind the bars for almost two years - Even till date not even one PW has been examined - No likelihood of an early conclusion of trial -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 201, 316 -- Murder of 5 months pregnant wife by husband - Cruelty - Circumstantial evidence - Cause of death strangulation - Frequent quarrels between deceased and accused were on record - Even one day before the incident there was a quarrel between deceased and accused - However, it is not proved on record that accused was in..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Deceased did not intend to do agricultural work and accused asked to do the same - It does not amounts to cruelty to attract provision of S.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Deceased committed suicide in her matrimonial home - Relations between accused and deceased were cordial for 1-1/2 years of marriage - Accused are agriculturalists and accused forced deceased to work in fields - Incidents relied upon by prosecution are trivial in nature - Main focus of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Deceased committed suicide within seven years of her marriage - Cause of death could not be ascertained - Soon after marriage she was subjected to demand of dowry specially the scooter - Bald statements on record that deceased was beaten for dowry - These allegations may be enough to constitute..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Cruelty - Abetment of suicide - Presumption - Once prosecution succeeds in establishing component of cruelty leading to conviction u/s 498-A, normally Court cannot refuse to invoke presumption of abetment, if other requirements of S.113-A of Evidence Act stand satisfied...........
