Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 214 · Decided 28 August 1991
Soni Devrajbhai Babubhai v. State of Gujarat and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 214 · [1991] 3 S.C.R. 812
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 533/1991
- Decided
- 28 August 1991
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, J.S. VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 113; Constitution Article 20
Headnote
c D Indian Penal Code,.~60: Section 304-B (As inserted by Act 43 DJ 1986)-Scope and object of-Dowry death-Death occuring prior to insertion of Section 3[J4:B-Section 304-B held prospective and conse­ quently inapplicable-It contains a substantive provision creating a new offence and does not Evidence Act, 1872: Section 113-B. Presumption as to dowry death-Section 113-B contains rule of evidence to prove the offence of dowry death. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Purpose of. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 20( 1) Protection against con­ viction for a new offence created
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