Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 57 · Decided 1 February 2005
Kamesh Panjiyar @ Kamlesh Panjiyar v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 57 · [2005] 1 S.C.R. 903
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 205/2005
- Decided
- 1 February 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 113; Evidence Act Section 1138, 304
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860 : S. 304-B-Dowry death-Iligredients-Explained-On facts, evidence on record established demand of dowry and ill-treatment of deceased shortly c before date of occurrence-There is no evidence that death was due to normal reasons-Commission of offence by accused suffer from no infirmity to warrant interference. Evidence Act, 1872 : D ·~ J s.113-8-Presumption as to dowry death-Essentials to be proved- Explained. Words and phrases : E Expression "soon before her death" as occurring in s.304-8 !PC and s.1138, Evidence Act-Connotation of
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