Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Where unnatural death of deceased occurred within 7 years of her marriage, contention of accused that it was suicidal death will pale into insignificance...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Allegation against husband of deceased - Unnatural death of deceased occurred within 7 years of her marriage - Deceased was so harassed even her father told her that she may live or die in her matrimonial home - Parents of deceased refused to take her back to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Sentence - Father-in-law and mother-in-law though not present at the place of offence, but since it was unnatural death, 7 years of incarceration with all remissions would suffice for both of them...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 148, 149 -- Double murder case - Ocular evidence of two eye witnesses stands fully corroborated by medical evidence, wherein it is proved that accused used blunt and sharp weapons to cause injuries on deceased and complainant - Depositions of PW1 and PW2 are in consonance with contents of FIR - Although complainant was brother of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Presumption - Deceased died unnatural death within 3 years of her marriage along with her child by way of drowning in a river - On the date of incident deceased goes to the house of her sister and also goes to PCO, phones her father and tells about harassment to him - PW4 person..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3, 113B -- Dowry death - Deceased died unnatural death within 7 years of her marriage - Cause of death was consumption of poison - Dead body of deceased recovered from canal - But there is no witness who has either seen deceased consuming poison or dead body of deceased being thrown by accused in canal -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Factum of unnatural death in matrimonial house that too within 7 years of marriage is not ipso facto sufficient to bring home charge u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC - Benefit of deficiency in proof logically would be available to persons charged...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Deceased died unnatural death within 2 years of her marriage in her i, laws place - There is ample evidence that deceased was subjected to cruelty soon before her death in connection with demand of dowry - Statements of material witnesses corroborated prosecution version - Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201 -- Offence u/s 201 IPC - Deceased committed suicide by hanging - Last rites of deceased performed in presence of her family members - High Court is not justified in maintaining conviction of accused u/s 201 IPC only on ground that no communication was given to police and that post-mortem had not been performed, particularly, when family..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 302 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Death due to kidney failure - Chemical Examiner's report that no common poison could be detected - No other injury detected during post mortem examination - Report of Chemical Examiner drawn by a series of analysis is an authentic piece of evidence to be relied upon in the absence of any eye..........
