appeal 498a

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE K.G. Balakrishnan & Dr. AR. Lakshmanan State Of Rajasthan Vs. Teg Bahadur And Ors. On 29 September 2004 Law Point: Witnesses gave different versions regarding demand of dowry : Lack of evidence to prove demand of dowry : Evidence led by prosecution bristle with discrepancies and contradictions : […]

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES S. Ratnavel Pandian And K. Jayachandra Reddy Akula Ravinder and others Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh On 11 January 1991. Law Point: Sections 498A, 302, 201 and 304B – In a case of this nature where the prosecution has failed to establish that it was an unnatural […]

Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Sahoo State Of Odisha Vs. Kumuda Chandra Chinara & Ors. On 8 January 2018 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A, 34 — Appeal against acquittal — Dowry death — Cruelty — Common intention — No direct evidence on record to show respondents were subjecting deceased to cruelty demanding dowry […]

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rohit B. Deo Rajesh Vs. State Of Maharashtra On 15 March 2018 Law Point: Sections 498A, 304-B — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113-B — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 2 — Cruelty — Dowry Death — Evidence of witnesses examined to prove cruelty is inconsistent — Marred […]

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat & S.H. Kapadia BISWAJIT HALDER @ BABU HALDER & ORS. Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL On 19 March 2007 Law Point: Section 304B – No evidence to show any cruelty or harassment for or in connection with demand of dowry — This deficiency in evidence […]

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Arijit Pasayat & D.K. Jain M. Srinivasulu Vs. State Of A.P. On 10 September 2007 Law Point: Dowry Death — Presumption — Essentials to be proved to raise presumption — Meaning of expression “soon before” is present with idea of proximity test — No definite period indicated […]

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE R.P. Sethi and B.P. Singh State of Haryana Vs. Inder Singh and Ors. On 29 January 2002 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 304B and 498A–Dowry death–Conviction and sentence by trial court–But acquittal by High Court–Validity–Conviction based on sole testimony of P.W. 4, father of deceased–P.W. […]