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RAJENDRA KUMAR VERMA
Govind – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
JUDGEMENT
1. Appellant has preferred this appeal under section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'the Code') against the judgment dated 22.10.1999 passed by 14th Additional Sessions Judge, District Indore in S.T. No.29/1999, whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under section 304-B of IPC and sentenced to undergo 10 years R.I. with fine of Rs.2000/- with default stipulations.
2. The prosecution story, on 20.10.1998, the deceased namely Jyoti was having burn injuries and she was admitted in the M.Y. Hospital, Indore on the same date of incident. One Shyam Chokse inform her parents about the incident and they immediately after receiving the information reach to the M.Y. Hospital Indore from Bhopal. Thereafter, the police station Banganga registered the FIR against the appellant appellant.
3. Thereafter, the police sent the seized articles for medical examination, prepared the spot map, taken the statements of the witnesses, arrested the accused person and after due investigation filed the charge-sheet against the appellant. The learned Court below after considering the statements of the witnesses framed the charges against the appella
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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 burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of Sec. 304-B, and once proved, the presumption under Sec. 113-B comes into play. The accused can then attempt to displace the deemed c....
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.
(1) Dowry death – “Soon before” cannot be interpreted to mean “immediately before”, rather prosecution has to show that there existed a “proximate and live link” between cruelty and consequential dea....
Dowry death – Mere death of deceased being unnatural in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage will not be sufficient to convict accused under Section 304B and 498A of IPC.
Prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that cruelty occurred shortly before the victim's death to establish dowry death under IPC sections 304B and 498A; general allegations are insufficient.
The court upheld conviction for dowry death, emphasizing that evidence of torture and demand for dowry proven leads to presumption of causation under relevant legal provisions.
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