Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 468 · Decided 3 August 2010
Amar Singh v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 468 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 526
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 854/2004
- Decided
- 3 August 2010
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 32, 1138, 32(1)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 3048 - Dowry death - Held: An offence is made out uls. 3048, if the woman was subjected to C cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand soon before her death - Mere demand of dowry would not attract provision of s. 3048 - On facts, prosecution proved beyood by appellant-husband on account of demand of scooter/cash, two D months prior to her death - Prosecution led sufficient evidence to raise presumption uls. 1138 that husband caused dowry death of the deceased - Husband did not rebut the presumption - He was rightly convicted by courts below -
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