Supreme Court of India

Satbir Singh and Ors. v. State of Haryana

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Bench H.K. Sema and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 14 September 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, the appeal is devoid of any merit and it is, accordingly, dismissed.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sections 304- , 498- and 201-Dowry death­ Harassment for dowry by in-laws of the deceased on various occasions- Deceased sent to her father's home to arrange dowry about JO days before the occurrence-Deceased returned to her matrimonial home on request of the accused persons-Deceased found dead under suspicious circumstances and cremated hurriedly-High Court upheld conviction by trial court-On appeal Held, death undisputedly occurred during 7 years of marriage and prosecution established ingredients of the offences-Once the prosecution has established ingredients of Section…

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