Supreme Court of India
Durga Prasad and Anr. v. State of M.P.
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We are of the view that no case can be made out on the ground of insufficient evidence against the Appellants for conviction under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC. The decision cited by Ms.
Judgment, page 9
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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304-8, 498- - Necessary ingredients to prove dowry death - Discussed - On facts, no evidence led to prove that deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by appellants on account of dowry demand soon before her death - Case not made out for conviction under s.3048 and under s.498- - Appellants entitled to benefit of doubt, hence acquitted - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.1138 - Crime against women- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The question which arose for consideration in the present appeal was whether the courts below were justified in convicting the appellants under
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