Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 435 · Decided 10 August 2004
Dhain Singh and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 435 · [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 442
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5/2004
- Decided
- 10 August 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Ss. 304-B and 201-Dowry death-Bride died of burn injuries 2Y: years after her marriage-Injured not admitted in hospital-Body cre- C mated without informing relatives of deceased and police-Conviction of husband-Contention that there was no evidence to show demand of dowry; and it is proved that deceased died of burn injuries and it was not under normal circumstances and that the D husband caused harassment-S.113-B of Evidence Act could be invoked against the husband and he was rightly held guilty of the offences charged-Evidence Act, 1872-S. 113-B.
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