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Benumadhab Padhi Mohapatra Vs. State
Judgement Jan 22, 2023 0

Benumadhab Padhi Mohapatra Vs. State

Court: High Court Of Orissa Bench: JUSTICE A.S. Naidu Benumadhab Padhi Mohapatra Vs. State On 28 August 2003 Law Point: Prosecution has completely failed to adduce any iota of evidence that the deceased was at any time subjected to harassment by the appellants on demand of dowry – Ingredients of Sec. 498-A not satisfied – […]

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Alamuri Lalitha Devi & Ors. Vs. State Of Andhra Pradesh
Judgement Jan 20, 2023 0

Alamuri Lalitha Devi & Ors. Vs. State Of Andhra Pradesh

Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ranga Reddy Alamuri Lalitha Devi & Ors. Vs. State Of Andhra Pradesh On 22 August 1994 Law Point: Section 498-A — Cruelty — No evidence that death is homicidal or suicide — Evidence suggest, might be natural death — A reasonable nexus has to be established between cruelty […]

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Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P.
Judgement Jan 12, 2023 0

Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir & H.L. Gokhale Durga Prasad & Anr. Vs. State Of M.P. On 14 May 2010 Law Point: Sections 304B, 498A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 113A, 113B — Dowry Death, Cruelty — Presumption — Benefit of doubt — It will not be sufficient to only […]

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Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal
Judgement Jan 10, 2023 0

Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal

Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES T.S. Thakur, Adarsh Kumar Goel & R. Banumathi Jagdish & Ors. Vs. State Of Uttaranchal On 25 November 2014 Law Point: Mere demand of dowry at one or two instances may not attract provisions of Section 304B IPC. No material to show there was persistent demand of dowry […]

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