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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RAJANI DUBEY
Dilrakhan Tirky, Son Of Shri Amrit Tirky – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background facts of the case (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 13) |
| 2. arguments of the parties (Para 9 , 10) |
| 3. court's observations on evidence (Para 11 , 12 , 14) |
| 4. legal principles governing section 304-b ipc (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. final judgment and order (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
JUDGMENT :
Rajani Dubey, J.
1. This Criminal appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentenced dated 27.06.2007 passed in Session Trial No. 463/2006, thereby the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Surajpur, District Surguja (C.G.) has convicted the appellants under Section 304-B of IPC and sentenced him to undergo R.I. for 07 years.
2. Admitted facts of the case is that in the month of April, 2005 (Jeth-Vaishakh, 2005), the marriage of deceased Fulwati was solemnized with appellant.
3. The Prosecution story, in brief, is that the appellant was harassing deceased Fulwati for not bringing motorcycle from her parental house and due to the said harassment, on 04.05.2006, deceased Fulwati consumed poison. Thereafter, she was taken to nearby Govt. Hospital where doctor declared her brought dead. The death of deceased Fulwati was informed by Dr. K.K. Tamrakar (PW
To convict under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove the deceased was subjected to cruelty for dowry shortly before death, which was not established in this case.
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.
The essential ingredient for dowry death under Section 304B requires proof of cruelty or harassment by the husband or relatives shortly before the woman's death, which was not established in this cas....
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....
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....
The prosecution must prove cruelty or harassment for dowry demand soon before death to sustain a conviction under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC; insufficient evidence leads to acquittal.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that to convict an accused under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connecti....
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