DOWRY DEATH Flashcards
list cases related to dowry death
- kansraj v state of punjab
- k balasubramanium v state of ap
- ashok kumar v state of haryana
- prem nath v state of haryana
- arun garg v state of punjab
kansraj v state of punjab
- 7 years of marriage
- brother visted house on karvachauth- found sister dead w marks on neck, post mortum indicated asphyxiation
- husband had demanded scooter and fridge and she gave him 30k which parents had given
- life imprisonment under 304B
k balasubrahmanyum v state of AP
girl was studying mtech and got married to her maama. she used to write letters to her brother explaining the cruelty being inflicted on her- MIL used to beat her etc.
she was found burned to death (MIL poured kerosene, husband set on fire, FIL tried to save but was stopped)
HC- acquitted FIL convicted MIL and husband
k balasubrahmanyum v state of AP
girl was studying mtech and got married to her maama. she used to write letters to her brother explaining the cruelty being inflicted on her- MIL used to beat her etc.
she was found burned to death (MIL poured kerosene, husband set on fire, FIL tried to save but was stopped)
HC- acquitted FIL convicted MIL and husband
ashok kumar v state of haryana
- woman went crying to father’s house twice saying that she was treated cruelly and they wanted more dowry. both the times he gave her 10k and sent her back.
- found dead on the bed with marks on neck
- accused given LI because defense couldn’t refute the presumption under 113B .
5, happened within 3 months of marriage
premnath v state of haryana
- husband given LI and RI under 302 and convicted under 304b also.
- wanted home appliances worth 2 lakhs
- alleged she died by stove bursting but it was a case of strangulation
arun garg v state of punjab
- aluminium phosphate poisoning was cause of death.
- 4 days b4 called father and said they were planning to kill her.
- within 3 years of marriage
- fine imposed of 2k and hc hiked to 2 lakhs which is illegal because no provision for fine in 304.
