Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 603 · Decided 8 December 2005
Harjit Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 603 · [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 629
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 756/1999
- Decided
- 8 December 2005
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 113, 306, 498A; CrPC Section 215; Evidence Act Section 113, 1138
Headnote
B Penal Code, I 860: Section 304-B-Death of wife-Caused by poisoning-A/legation of demand of dowry and cruelty-Prosecution of husband, mother-in-law and C brother-in-law-Acquittal of brother-in-law and conviction of the rest of the accused by trial Court-Further acquittal of mother-in-law on the her father, when he had come 'to visit her-On appeal, held: Jn the facts of the case prosecution failed to prove that the deceased D was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with demand of dowry soon before her death-Hence presumption under Section 304-B /PC or under Section 113-B of
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