Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 688 · Decided 26 September 2014
Sultan Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 688 · [2014] 10 S.C.R. 742
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1366/2010
- Decided
- 26 September 2014
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 498A; Evidence Act Section 1138, 113
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.304-8 and 498-A - Dowry death - Bride died of burn injuries in matrimonial home within 5 years of marriage - Evidence of dowry demand continuing soon before death - Conviction by courts below - There is no ground to interfere 0 with the concurrent finding recorded by the a case of accidental death but a death taking place in circumstances other than normal - Thus, the presumption uls 1138 of the Evidence Act has been rightly invoked and the offence against the appellant has been proved - There E is no tangible circumstance to rebut the presumption. EVIDENCE ACT,
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