Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 5 · Decided 7 January 2009
Prem Kanwar v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 5 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 37
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 58/2002
- Decided
- 7 January 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
+.. Penal Code, 1860: c s. 306 and 304-B - Dowry death - Death of daughter-in- , law by burning - Acquittal of mother-in-law holding it to be a case of suicide - However, conviction by High Court - Justification of - Held: Justified - Post mortem report to the effect that skull bones were found the deceased was killed - Evidence of prosecution witnesses that accused was persistently taunting and harassing deceased for not bringing sufficient dowry- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - s. 4. ... s. 304 B- Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 1138 - Dowry death E - Essential ingredients to raise
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