Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Death by hanging - Delay in lodging FIR properly explained - No specific allegation of harassment of deceased by accused, much less harassment involving physical or mental torture by positive acts - Prosecution failed to establish that demands made by accused had a reasonable connection with death of deceased - No evidence..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty - Suicide - Accused harassed the deceased by demanding dowry due to which deceased committed suicide - Deceased was taken to hospital by accused and he telephoned the father of deceased - Statement of father of deceased recorded after 7 days of incident - Neither father nor brother of deceased lodged any complaint..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Divorced wife can launch prosecution for the acts of harassment and legal cruelty committed by her husband during the subsistence of marriage - Subsequent divorce between the parties will not have any impact on launching prosecution - Status of husband as on date of offence is relevant and not on date of filing of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A -- Offence u/s 406, 498-A IPC - Compromise - Quashing of FIR - Parties settled the dispute amicably - Chances of conviction are bleak - Continuation of trial arising out of FIR would be a sheer abuse of process of law - FIR along with consequential proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34 -- Dowry death - Deceased committed suicide within seven years of her marriage - Suicide note of deceased reveals that she was not subjected to any cruelty or harassment with regard to demand of dowry - Even evidence on record does not show any act of harassment in relation to demand of dowry soon before death on behalf of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 498A -- Murder - Cruelty - Evidence on record proves that deceased was tortured and harassed by both the accused for bringing insufficient dowry - Deceased was also forced to consume poison earlier - Acts of accused falls under the ambit of `cruelty' - Depositions made by witnesses only against accused husband - Relation between..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 120B, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Dowry death - Death within one year of marriage under unnatural circumstances - Failure to prove demand of dowry - No evidence of harassment or cruelty for demand of dowry soon before incident - Prosecution failed to prove its case - Defence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, 34 -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Suicide note - Deceased was under immense pain and suffering in her matrimonial home - Suicide note proved to be in the handwriting of deceased - There was evidence of cruelty perpetrated by accused upon deceased and there was close nexus or inter connectivity inter se perpetration of cruelty..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- Dowry death - Death by burning - 100% burn injuries - Plea that lamp had fallen on mattress on which deceased was sleeping and she caught fire and was completely burnt - It is improbable that a person as a resulting of falling of a lamp on the mattress could be reduced to the status of 100 per cent burns - Even if she was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Dying declaration - 42% burn injuries - Death occurred after 1-1/2 months of burning - None of the PWs had seen the occurrence - Time of burning of deceased not proved - Evidence on record shows that deceased was never subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry - Even in..........
