Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 120B -- Dowry death - Deceased committed suicide within seven years of her marriage - Room in which deceased died was locked from inside and door was forced open by villagers - Smell of kerosene oil was emanating from body of deceased - Possibility of an accidental death can safely be ruled out - Motor cycle was demanded by accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Reduction of sentence - Deceased committed suicide by hanging - There was no injury marks on the body of deceased - Sentence of life as awarded by trial Court is very harsh - Sentence reduced to period of 10 years u/s 304-B IPC and since sentence u/s 498-A IPC..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against mother-in-law - Presence of mother-in-law of deceased has not been proved - There is no reason to believe that mother-in-law was a party to incident as per oral testimony of PW1 to PW3 - No overt act of mother-in-law even in oral dying declaration - Investigation of investigating..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against husband - Accused has been in jail for more than 13 years - Act of accused was not such which cannot be substituted by giving a lessor sentence than life imprisonment - Period of 13 years which accused spent in jail is enough punishment - Accused punished for 12 years incarceration..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Nothing to suggest that any demand was made prior to or at the time of marriage - Lack of sufficient and reliable evidence to indicate demand of dowry even subsequent to marriage - Accused acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption u/s 113-B of Evidence Act - Deceased died otherwise than under normal circumstances within a period of seven years of her marriage - However, there is lack of satisfactory and reliable material to indicate that deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment by accused at..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Deceased died within seven years of marriage - She completely absolved all the accused in her suicide note - None of witnesses from family of deceased raised any objection to genuinity or trustworthiness of said suicide note - No physical injury found on the body of deceased except ligature marks found to show..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 120B -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against husband - Death of deceased occurred within just about 6 months from date of marriage - Death occurred from injuries received before death as per medical evidence, cause of death was not drowning - Deceased told her parents about dowry demand and harassment during her first..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 120B -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against mother-in-law and brother-in-law - No specific role with regard to demand of dowry, nor has any specific instance of cruelty and harassment been ascribed to accused persons except for general assertion - Even, there is no specific evidence led by prosecution relating to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Second bail application - Dowry death - Applicant is not a direct family member of in-laws of victim, as he is a cousin brother of husband of victim - Husband and mother-in-law of victim already granted bail - There is no progress of trial..........
