Supreme Court of India
Devender Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttarakhand
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We are of the opinion that the appellants No.2 and 3 deserve to be given the benefit of doubt and their conviction would not be justified.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304B, 498A & 120B –Evidence Act, 1872 – s. 113B – Dowry death – Presumption of dowry death – On facts, complaint against appellants-husband, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the victim-wife that the victim was repeatedly harassed for dowry and she died unnatural death within six months of the marriage – Victim went missing from her matrimonial home and her body was subsequently found in the river after 10 days – Conviction and sentence of the appellants u/s. 498A, 304B and 120B by the High Court – On appeal, held: s. 304B r/w s. 113B of the 1872 Act makes it clear…
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