Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 201 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased found missing while travelling in train along with accused - Dead body recovered after 6 days from the railway track not proved to be of deceased - No allegation of cruelty or harassment for or in connection with dowry demand made against accused and his family..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Deceased died unnatural death by committing suicide within seven years of her marriage - There is ample evidence on record that deceased was harassed, maltreated and was subjected to cruelty for and in connection with demand of dowry, which started from the time of her marriage and continued till..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A, 34 -- Murder - Cruelty - Death by burning - 60% burn injuries - Dying declaration - Deceased confessed that accused poured kerosene oil on her and her mother-i, law lighted the fire - Though deceased was initially protective and wanted to save accused persons being mother of two children but subsequently when she realized that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 120B -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 120-B IPC - Matrimonial dispute - Quashing of proceedings - Complaint lodged against husband, his family members including maternal grandfather of husband who is more than 80 years of age - Parties lived at Canada - No incident ever took place in India except their marriage - Complainant fully..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 377, 498A -- Anticipatory bail - Rape - Unnatural offence - Accused committed unnatural intercourse with his wife without her consent - S.377 IPC provides for voluntary carnal intercourse against order of nature with any woman - Word woman includes wife of man - Application for anticipatory..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 302 -- Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A, 302 IPC - Appeal against acquittal - Refusal of leave to appeal - Deceased died within seven years of her marriage in unnatural circumstances - Presumption u/s 113-B of Evidence Act is to be raised - Trial Court acquitted all accused as there was no medical evidence regarding cause of death -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 227, 228 -- Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A, 34 IPC - Framing of charge - Discharge of mother-i, law and married sister-i, law of deceased - Deceased committed suicide in her matrimonial home - Suicide note was found in which guilt has not been saddled on any of accused, much less mother-i,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 494, 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Bigamy - Cruelty - Allegation against relatives of husband - Quashing of proceedings - Second marriage was performed by husband during subsistence of first marriage - No specific allegation against applicants No.2 to 4, except the fact that they co-operated in second..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 120B -- Second bail application - Dowry death - Husband main accused - Proclamation was issued against petitioner/husband as his presence was not procured in the ordinary course by summoning Court - Earlier bail application of petitioner was dismissed for want of prosecution - Keeping..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 372, 378(3), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 302, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Dowry death case - Appellant being father of victim/deceased has statutory right to prefer an appeal to High Court against order of acquittal u/s 372 Proviso Cr.P.C. but only after obtaining leave of High Court as required u/s..........
