Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 561 · Decided 29 September 2004
Arun Garg v. State of Punjab and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 561 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 852
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 289/2004
- Decided
- 29 September 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; CrPC Section 357(3); Evidence Act
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: Section 304-B-Dowry death-Cruelty or harassment-"Soon before death"-Jngredients of-Accused-husband demanded more dowry from his wife (deceased) -She Informed her father on telephone about demand of dowry-Deceased again informed her father on telephone about the was admitted to hospital in an unconscious state and serious condition-She died in hospital due to intake of aluminum phosphide, a poisonous substance­ Courts below convicted the accused-husband under S. 304-B-Correctness of-Held: Ingredients of S. 304-B satisfied-Therefore, presumption
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