Dowry Death Archives - Supreme Court of India Judgements

May 30, 2025 5:41 pm

Conviction for Section 304-B IPC upheld based on proven unnatural death within 1.5 years of marriage and consistent evidence of continuous dowry harassment soon before death. Prosecution established essential ingredients invoking Section 113-B presumption, which accused failed to rebut with credible defence.

May 17, 2025 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH VIRENDER PAL @ VIPIN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA ( Before : Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No(s). No.…

Dowry Death

Conviction under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with a dowry demand soon before her death, and in the absence of such proof, the accused must be acquitted

Feb 4, 2025 sclaw

2025 INSC 133 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 1076…

Dowry Death

Conviction under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with a dowry demand soon before her death, and in the absence of such proof, the accused must be acquitted

Feb 2, 2025 sclaw

2025 INSC 133 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 1076…

Dowry Death

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — The appellant was convicted for harassing his wife for dowry — The High Court modified the sentence from three years to two years imprisonment — The Supreme Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone (approximately 3 months) and directed the appellant to pay Rs. 3,00,000 as compensation to the wife.

Jan 26, 2025 sclaw

2025 INSC 106 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M. VENKATESWARAN — Appellant Vs. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Respondent ( Before : K.V. Viswanathan and S.V.…

Dowry Death

Dying declaration of the deceased would clearly indicate that deceased was mentally traumatized and she was unable to tolerate the torture and harassment meted out by the accused person on account of which she committed suicide – It is this taunting or mental torture which she could not withstand and forced her to commit suicide by self-immolation – Accused persons are liable to be convicted for the offence punishable under Section 306 IPC though charge was not framed – Appellants are acquitted for the offences punishable under Section 304B IPC and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and convicted for the offence punishable under Section 306 and Section 498A read with Section 34 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for the period already undergone – Appeal allowed in part.

Oct 22, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PARANAGOUDA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar, JJ.…

Acquittal Dowry Death

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 304B – Dowry death – On the basis of very same evidence, the trial court, by giving benefit of doubt, has acquitted the father and mother of the appellant – Conviction of appellant on very same evidence was improper

Aug 17, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH MAKHAN SINGH — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

Dowry Death

In some circumstances, evidence of a deceased wife with respect to cruelty could be admissible in a trial for a charge under Section 498A of the IPC under Section 32(1) of the Evidence Act

May 16, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SURENDRAN — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KERALA — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

Dowry Death

Dowry Death – Section 304B IPC read along with Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 makes it clear that once the prosecution has succeeded in demonstrating that a woman has been subjected to cruelty or harassment for or in connection with any demand for dowry

Apr 25, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH DEVENDER SINGH AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, CJI, A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli,…

Dowry Death

HELD the deceased was done to death by strangulation and thereafter an attempt was made to camouflage the death as one which arose out of burn injuries. The evidence of PWs 1, 2 and 3 is quite consistent, cogent and firmly establishes not only the demands for dowry but dowry related harassments that the deceased was subjected to. Appeal dismissed.

Apr 10, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SAREPALLI SREENIVAS AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam…

Dowry Death

Word ‘dowry’ and takes in its ambit any kind of property or valuable security, demand for money for construction of house as falling within the definition of the word ‘dowry’ – Trial Court was correct and the husband deserved to be convicted under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC – Appeal partly allowed.

Jan 16, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Appellant Vs. JOGENDRA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, CJI, A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli, JJ.…

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