Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 2, 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry - Should be of any property or valuable given or agreed to be given in connection with the marriage - The customary payment in connection with birth of a child or other ceremonies are not covered within the ambit of word `dowry' - Furnishing of a list of ornaments and other household..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Death of a woman by drowning after 6 years of marriage - FIR lodged by father of deceased after 9 months - Delay not explained - Held, death of a married daughter is an occurrence, which is not taken lightly by any father - Silence of father for 9 months goes to establish that he was convinced that reasons behind the death of his..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Death of a woman by drowning after 6 years of marriage - Allegation that 10 days prior to the date of death of deceased, there was demand of Rs.10, 000/- cash by in-laws - Evidence that demand of dowry raised soon after the marriage within one year after solemnization of marriage and thereafter the complainant straight away brings..........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Complainant and accused fell in love with each other, got married and afterwards started living separately - Prosecution allegations that accused raised a demand for a sum of Rs.1 lac and 25 sovereigns - Held, it cannot be termed as demand for dowry, since the demand is not made in connection with marriage...........
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Older the marriage, lesser are the chances of making demand of dowry - Held, this by itself is no rule on the basis of which it can be said that the demand of dowry gets out of clutches of the Act after particular period of marriage...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance by wife - Wife alleging harassment on account of dowry demand by husband immediately after marriage and further claiming that she was thrown away - Husband alleging that she left on her own accord - Wife illiterate and not earning - Husband owning agricultural land and also running a grocery shop - Husband able..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - For conviction u/s 304-B IPC it has to be shown apart from the fact that the death of woman was on account of burn or bodily injury, otherwise than under normal circumstances, within 7 years of her marriage, it has also to be shown that soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 120B, 201 -- Dowry death - Deceased died within seven years of marriage in the matrimonial home - Dead body of deceased cremated without informing her parents - Father of deceased deposed that her in-laws were demanding Rs.60, 000/- and due to non fulfillment of this demand, deceased was harassed and treated with cruelty - In FIR..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Deceased a young girl aged 24 years committed suicide within four and half years of marriage - No specific allegations leveled as to what dowry was demanded and given at the time of marriage and what was the demand later on which led to her death - Held, presumption u/s 113-B of Evidence Act not..........
Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Procedure Code, 1989, Section 561A -- Inherent powers - Demand of dowry and cruelty by petitioner husband levelled more than 13 years of the marriage - Complainant taking contradictory stand as to when she was thrown out of matrimonial house - Statement of complainant that petitioner demanded ornaments from her did not find corroboration from any..........