Supreme Court of India
Baljinder Kaur v. State of Punjab
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What the Court ordered
In the result, conviction of the appellant under Section 3048 IPC is set aside.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 304-8- Dowry death - Death by poisoning - Demand of gold bangle two months after marriage - Except one stray demand of gold bangle, there · was no other evidence to show that the victim-deceased was subjected to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry by the appellant-sister-in-law soon before her death - Conviction u/s.304-8 is therefore not maintainable however evidence on record made out offence uls.498- , /PC. Investigation: Role of investigating officer- Held: Any omission and commission by the investigating officer may result in miscarriage of justice -
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