Supreme Court of India
Bachni Devi and Anr. v. State of Haryana through Secretary, Home Department
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, we find no merit in the appeal and it is dismissed accordingly.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.3048: Offence of Dowry death - Ingredients required to be proved by the prosecution - Stated. c Dowry - Meaning of - Held: For purposes of s. 3048 /PC, 'dowry' has the same meaning as in s.2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act - Mere demand for 'dowry' before marriage, at the time of marriage or any time after the marriage is an offence - The term 'dowry' is defined comprehensively to include properties of all sorts as it takes within its fold 'any property or valuable security' given or agreed to be given jn connection with marriage either directly or indirectly - If a demand
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Where later benches applied it
- 2022 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr.
- 2015 Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
- 2012 Rohtash v. State of Haryana
- 2013 Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab
Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to
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