Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 792 · Decided 19 November 2014
Baljinder Kaur v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 792 · [2014] 13 S.C.R. 985
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1142/2011
- Decided
- 19 November 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 304B, 3048, 498A
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: s. 304-8- Dowry death - Death by poisoning - Demand of gold bangle two months after marriage - Except one stray demand of gold bangle, there C · was no other evidence to show that the victim-deceased was subjected to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry by the u/s.304-8 is therefore not maintainable however evidence on record made out offence uls.498-A, /PC. D Investigation: Role of investigating officer- Held: Any omission and commission by the investigating officer may result in miscarriage of justice - Investigating officer must be trained to
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