Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Penal Code 1860: s. 304-B |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | Penal Code, 1860:s.304-B - Dowry death - Unnatural death of bride - Dead body cremated without informing her relatives - Evidence on record showing victim having been subjected to harassment and cruelty for dowry - Conviction of husband and mother-in-law by trial court - Conviction of husband confirmed by High Court - Plea that there was no evidence of demand of dowry made in respect of any specific item - HELD: It is not necessary that demand of any particular item should have been made - Before an accused is found guilty of an offence, Court must arrive at a finding that ingredients thereof have been established - For this purpose statement of witness must be read in its entirety - Ingredients of s.304-B explained - On facts, tests of s. 304-B stood satisfied-Evidence Act, 1872 - s.113-B.Investigation: Recording of supplementary statement of complainant by Investigating Officer - Evidentiary value of - Dowry death - Dead body of bride cremated without informing and in the absence of her relatives - Later a supplementary statement of father of victim recorded that he was present at the funeral - Trial Court observing that recording of the same was not at all necessary - Trial Court and High Court commenting upon the manner in which police made all efforts to help accused - HELD: Recording of supplementary statement has rightly been disbelieved by courts below. The appellant and his mother were prosecuted under s.304-B IPC. The prosecution case was that the appellant married the daughter of PW-1, and since the date of the marriage the accused were harassing the bride for not bringing sufficient dowry. Again at the time of birth of her son when she returned to her matrimonial home, both the accused harassed her for dowry. A few days prior to the incident, her uncle, PW-2, went to see her and she complained about the harassment meted out to her. He conveyed the same to PW-1 and asked him to see her daughter. On 9.5.1994, PW-1 alongwith his nephew, PW-7, went to the house of her daughter where they came to know that she had died and her dead body had been cremated. PW-1 lodged an FIR the same day. Later a purported supplementary statement of PW-1 was recorded wherein he allegedly accepted that he was present at the time of funeral. However, a protest petition was filed whereupon cognizance of the offence was taken. Ultimately, the trial court convicted both the accused u/s 304 IPC. On appeal, the High Court set aside the conviction of the mother-in-law of the deceased, but affirmed the conviction of her husband.In the instant appeal, it was contended for the accused-appellant that the courts below failed to take into consideration that no demand of dowry was made in respect of any specific item; PW-1 in his deposition did not categorically state that his daughter was subjected to harassment for and in connection with any demand of dowry soon before her death; that on facts of the case, presumption under s.113-B of the Limitation Act, 1963, was not attracted and, therefore, no case under s.304 IPC was made out. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha |
Neutral Citation | 2007 INSC 1058 |
Petitioner | Devi Lal |
Respondent | State Of Rajasthan |
SCR | [2007] 11 S.C.R. 219 |
Judgement Date | 2007-10-12 |
Case Number | 1088 |
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