Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 736 · Decided 31 October 2013
Rajeev Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 736 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 251
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 967/2005
- Decided
- 31 October 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048; CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: A B s.304-8 - Dowry death - Held: One of the essential c ingredients of the offence of dowry death uls 304-8 is that the accused must have subjected a woman to cruelty in connection with demand of dowry soon before her death - In the instant case, contents of dying declaration do for dowry soon before her death 0 - The statement of the father of deceased indicates that soon before the death, the appellant had subjected her to cruelty which was not in any way connected with the demand of dowry - As the essential. ingredient of s. 304-8 has not been established by the
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