Supreme Court of India
Charan Singh @ Charanjit Singh v. The State of Uttarakhand
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We are of the considered view that the pre-requ isites to raise presumption under Section 304B IPC and Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act having not been fulfilled, the conviction of the appellant cannot be justified.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 304 , 498 and 201 – Dowry Death – Presumption as to dowry death – Prosecution case t hat woman married two years ago, killed by her husband-appell ant and in- laws for dowry – Death was unnatural and the victim was crem ated without even informing her parents – Trial court co nvicted the appellant, brother-in-law and mother-in-law u/ss. 304 , 498 a nd 201 and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years u/s 304B, rigorous imprisonment for two years respectiv ely u/ ss. 498A and 201 – In appeal, the conviction and sen tence of the brother-in-law and
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