Supreme Court of India
Satya Narayana Tiwari and Anr. v. State of U.P.
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We are of the view that the presumption of Section 113-B of the Evidence Act is attracted in this case and the discussion that we have made hereinabove makes it abundantly clear that the defence could not displace the said presumption.
Judgment, page 27
From the headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 304- and 498- /PC and s. 4 of Dowry Prohibition c Act - Dowry death - Circumstantial evidence - Bride died of strangulation and burn injuries in her matrimonial home - Husband and mother-in-law of deceased charged with the offences - Acquittal by trial court - Conviction by High Court - Held: Trial judge recorded acquittal adopting a superfluous 0 approach without in-depth analysis of the evidence and circumstances established on record - He proceeded on wrong premise and irrelevant considerations -The ingredients of s. 304- have been established - The presumption uls
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