Supreme Court of India

Tummala Venkateswar Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 17 December 2013

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Penal Code, 1860- s.3048 - Dowry death - Conviction c' of appellant-husband - Justification - Held: On. facts, justified - Evidence that not only the, appellant made demand of dowry alongwith other accused'l)ut that he specifically and individually also made such demand - Appellant entrusted the deceased the work.of servant maid and used to beat her for dowry - Sufficient evidenc~, to hold that deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by appellant in connection with demand for dowry soon before her death·­ Moreover, no exculpatory evidence led in defence so as to rebut the presumption…

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