Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 175 · Decided 27 February 2015
Ramakant Mishra @ Lalu ETC. v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 175 · [2015] 2 S.C.R. 961
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1279/2011
- Decided
- 27 February 2015
- Bench
- VIKRAMAJIT SEN, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: c s.3048 - Interpretation of - Held: The use of word 'shown' instead of 'proved' in s.3048 indicates that the onus cast on the prosecution would stand satisfied on the anvil of a mere preponderance of probability - Thereafter, D the word 'deemed' used in that Section is to be an accused to prove his innocence, but beyond reasonable doubt. s.3048 - Dowry death - Conviction of husband and E brothers-in-law and sister-in-law on the ground that prosecution proved that due to non-fulfl1/ment of demand of dowry the deceased was harassed, tortured and treated with cruelty-
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