Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 459 · Decided 2 July 2014
Pradeep Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 459 · [2014] 9 S.C.R. 191
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 292/2011
- Decided
- 2 July 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304
Headnote
A 8 PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.304-8, 498A - Dowry death - Presumption u/s.3048 - Essential ingredients, discussed - C In the instant case, victim-deceased died of burn injuries within 9 months of marriage - Dying declaration - In the first part of her dying declaration, she stated that it was the case alleged that her husband was harassing her for bringing dowry and doused her D in kerosene and set her on fire - Conviction of appellant­ husband by courts below - Challenged - Held: First part of the dying declaration was tutored by the husband as was apparent from the second part of dying
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