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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
Yogesh Kosle, S/o. Adhar Das Koslae – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh through Station House Officer – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background facts surrounding the incident (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding lack of evidence for dowry demand (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. prosecution's evidence supports conviction (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. affirmation of conviction based on evidence (Para 29 , 34 , 35) |
| 5. consideration of age and humanitarian factors in sentencing (Para 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Since both the appeals are arising out of the same crime number and are related to the same offence, therefore, they are heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common order.
4. Further case of the prosecution is that complainant Gendram who is father of victim made a written complaint (Ex.P-6) on 20.11.2002 at Police Station - Civil Line, Bilaspur, alleging that his daughter’s father-in-law informed his son on 06.11.2002 at about 1. 00 PM that victim along with her daughter left the house on 06.11.2002 at about 7.00 o’clock in the morning. His son has informed this to the complainant at village Hardi, as such he immediately rushed to the house of his son-in-law and inquired about it from them and asked him to search but he has refused to search the victim and when she was not traced out upto 14 days
The court affirmed that demand for dowry and harassment must be proven as significant factors in determining the conviction for dowry death under IPC Section 304-B.
Point of Law : For offence Under Section 304-B Indian Penal Code, punishment is imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.
The court affirmed the conviction under Section 304-B IPC, establishing that the deceased was subjected to cruelty for dowry demands, leading to her suicide, thus satisfying the legal requirements fo....
Conviction upheld - Dowry death - there was persistent demand of dowry made by accused from the victim who was used to subjected to cruelty and harassment for such demand and ultimately she had ended....
To convict under Section 304-B IPC, it must be proven that the victim faced cruelty for dowry-related demands occurring soon before death, which was not established in this case.
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To sustain a conviction under Section 304B IPC, the prosecution must establish a proximate link between dowry-related cruelty and the victim's death within seven years of marriage, demonstrating that....
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The court affirmed that a conviction for dowry death under Section 304-B IPC is established when a woman dies shortly after marriage due to cruelty for dowry demands, while simultaneous conviction un....
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