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Satbir Singh & Another v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2021] 7 S.C.R. 269
Bench N. V. Ramana and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 28 May 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, onus lies on the accused to rebut the presumption and in case of Section 113-B relatable to Section 304-B IPC, the onus to prove shifts exclusively and heavily on the accused.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s. 304B – Dowry death – Conviction under – Prosecution case that the victim committed suicide by setting herself ablaze just after one year of her marriage and that soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment for br inging less dowry by the accused – Conviction of the accus ed for the offences u/s. 304B and 306 with 7 years and 5 years rigorous imprisonment respectively – High Court upheld the o rder of the trial court – On appeal, held: Prosecution was able to successful ly prove that the death of the victim due to burn injur ies took place within one

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