Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 42 · Decided 20 January 2004
Vidhya Devi and ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 42 · [2004] 1 S.C.R. 846
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 846/1997
- Decided
- 20 January 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 34; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 304-8-Dowry death-Within 7 years of marriage-Deceased subjected to cruelty and harassment for demand of dowry c soon before her death-Conviction by Courts below-On appeal, held: Conviction justified as all the requirements of the provision have been substantiated-The can be laid down by fixing any time limit-Evidence Act, 1872-Section 113-8. o· Words and Phrases: 'Dowry '-Definition and meaning of in the context of Penal Code, 1860 and Criminal law (Second amendment) Act, 1983. E The appellants alongwith other accused were prosecuted under Sections
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