Supreme Court of India

Raja Lal Singh v. The State of Jharkhand

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Reported as [2007] 6 S.C.R. 105
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 8 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we dismiss the appeal of Raja Lal Singh.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, I 860: S. 304- /34-Deceasedfound dead due to hanging in her room on the first floor of the building-No evidence to show that brother-in-law and sister-in-law who were living on the ground floor of the building had hand in the incident which led lo her death-Benefit of doubt given lo them­ Conviction set aside. S.304- -Applicability of-Deceased harassed by husband for not bring dowry article-Commilled Suicide -S. 304- is applicable-Husband rightly convicted. S.304- -Expression 'soon before her death '-Meaning of-Discussed. Prosecution's case was that the deceased was married to the

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