Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh v. Raj Gopal Asawa and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] 3 S.C.R. 32
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 17 March 2004

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Penal Code, 1860: Dowry death-Agreement for dowry-Relevancy of-Held: "Demand of dowry" itself punishable under S. 340- -lt is not necessary to show that "agreement for dowry" existed-It has to be inferred from the facts and circumstances of each case-It is not always necessary that there be an agreement for dowry-Hence, conviction is possible even if there is no agreement for dowry. Dowry death-Presumption of-Essential ingredients-Proximity test­ Held: The expression "soon before" is ve1y relevant whenever S. 304- /PC and S. 113- of the Evidence Act are pressed into service-It must be shown

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