Supreme Court of India

Rajeev Kumar v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 251
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 31 October 2013

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PENAL CODE, 1860: s.304-8 - Dowry death - Held: One of the essential c ingredients of the offence of dowry death uls 304-8 is that the accused must have subjected a woman to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry soon before her death - In the instant case, contents of dying declaration do not establish that deceased was harassed for dowry soon before her death 0 - The statement of the father of deceased indicates that soon before the death, the appellant had subjected her to cruelty which was not in any way connected with the demand of dowry - As the essential. ingredient of s. 304-8 has

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