Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Matrimonial dispute - Compromise - Parties amicably settled their all disputes - No grievance against each other - Genuine settlement arrived at between parties who are none else than husband and wife - Criminal Proceedings..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, 306 -- Dowry death - Circumstantial evidence plays an important role - Inferences can be drawn on the basis of such evidence which could be direct or indirect - Conduct of husband and other relatives also plays a vital role in coming to the conclusion of the guilt...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Presumption u/s 113-B Evidence Act - Available when death is for dowry cruelty or harassment and it is for or in connection with dowry soon before the death and the death must have taken place within 7 years of the marriage in suspicious circumstances...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Deceased found hanging from a ceiling fan with saree - Cause of death strangulation - Death within four years of marriage - Death in matrimonial house - Husband, his both parents and sister tried for offence - Husband convicted while others acquitted - Appeal by husband and State - As for acquittal of sister is..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Conviction of relative of husband of deceased - Accused lived in different village and had nothing to gain from dowry articles - No particular time and date of harassment meted out by accused given and no complaint was ever made to police or to any other responsible officer as to when dowry was demanded by accused - Accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 304B -- Dowry death - Death in house of husband - Delay in lodging FIR and delay in sending special report to Illaqa Magistrate is of little consequence when deceased died in the house of her husband...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Prosecution of husband, his father and brother - Father and brother living separately in village - No evidence of demand of dowry on their part - Father ad brother acquitted of the charge u/s 304-B - Conviction of husband u/s 302 upheld...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Conviction of husband - Deceased married on 16.4.2001 and found dead on night of 8.3.2002 in her bed room, where deceased and appellant were sleeping - Post mortem report showed cause of death as asphyxia due to strangulation - Death is other than natural - There is no point in defence contention that fracture of hyoid..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Married sister of husband - Allegation in FIR that on some occasions, she directed complainant to wash W.C. and that she used to abuse her and used to pass remarks such as 'even if you have got much jewellery, you are our slave' and that she..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406 -- Dowry articles - Misappropriation - Entrustment of dowry articles - List of articles not bearing signatures of accused - Complainant filed divorce petition on ground of cruelty and desertion but no list of dowry articles produced in that case despite the fact that allegations in the said petition were also with regard to demand of..........
