Supreme Court of India
Buddhadeb Saha & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal
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For the foregoing reasons, we have reached to the conclusion that we should not interfere with the concurrent fi ndings recorded by the two Courts below.
Judgment, page 12
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Issue for consideration: Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment holding the husband and in-laws guilty for the off ence punishable u/ss. 498A, 304B read with 34 IPC. Evidence – Circumstantial evidence – Dowry demand by husband and in-laws – Commission of suicide by victim-wife on account of consumption of poison – However, post mortem report silent as to the exact cause of death and the viscera report silent as to traces of poison being found therein – Eff ect of, on prosecution case: Held: Considering the overall evidence on record, in the absence of any
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