Supreme Court of India

Smt. Shanti and Anr. v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [1990] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 675
Bench S. Ratnavel Pandian and K. Jayachandra B Reddy JJ.
Decided 13 November 1990

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5 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In the result it was an unnatural death; either homicidal· or suicidal.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code,-1860: Sections 304- and 498- -Scope of. Dowry Death-Relaiive of the husband !if a woman subjecting her to cruelty-Woman's death occurring in unnatural circumstances­ Prosecution of A_ccused-Conviction under section 304- -:Acquittal under section 498- -Effect of-Seciions 304- and 498.- ~Whether mutually exclusive. · · . Evidence Act,· 1872: Section I 13:8-Presumption as to dowry death. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Section 2-Dow,.Y..,.Meaning of, The ~ppellants, along with three other co:acctised," we~e charged_ c of committing a. dQwry death. They were prosecuted under

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to

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