Supreme Court of India

Monju Roy & Ors. v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2015] 6 S.C.R. 275
Bench T.S. Thakur and Adarsh Kumar Goel JJ.
Decided 17 April 2015

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Penal Code, 1860- ss. 3048, 498A and 306 - Dowry death - Prosecution against husband, his mother and his c siblings - Prosecution abated against mother due tn her death - Conviction by courts below - Husband-accused undergone the sentence awarded-Appeal by the accused­ siblings of husband- Held: Offence u/s 3048 can be said to have been committed not only when 'demand of dowry' is made, but also when 'cruelty or harassment' for or in connection with such demand, is made - There is no material to show that the appellants-accused harassed the victim resulting in her death - Moreover, the

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