Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 751 · Decided 12 November 2013
Sukhwinder Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 751 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 339
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1023/2008
- Decided
- 12 November 2013
- Bench
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, MADAN B. LOKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 1138, 113; CrPC Section 57; Evidence Act Section 113, 1138
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: A B c s.304-8 - Dowry death - Conviction of husband by High Court - Held: The evidence on record discloses that after marriage, attitude of accused was hostile towards deceased - Five days prior to incident deceased had described to her father about the demands raised by accused to her life - Thus, harassment of dowry was soon before the death - Fwther, victim died of poisoning within 7 years of marriage - Therefore, presumptions uls 304-8 /PC ands. 113-8 of Evidence Act are attracted - Conviction upheld - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.113-8. E INVEST/GA TION: Discrepancies in
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