Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 417 · Decided 14 September 2005
Satbir Singh and ORS. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 417 · [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 182
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 7/2005
- Decided
- 14 September 2005
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, G.P. MATHUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; Evidence Act Section 113; Juvenile Justice Act Section 2(h)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections 304-B, 498-A and 201-Dowry death­ Harassment for dowry by in-laws of the deceased on various occasions- C Deceased sent to her father's home to arrange dowry about JO days before the occurrence-Deceased returned to her matrimonial home on request of the accused conviction by trial court-On appeal Held, death undisputedly occurred during 7 years of marriage and prosecution established ingredients of the offences-Once the prosecution D has established ingredients of Section 304-B IPC, the onus lies on the accused to rebut the presumption under Section
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