https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172755 A dowry demand made during marriage negotiations, before the formal marriage, falls within Section 4 read with Section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 when it is made as consideration for the proposed marriage, because a narrow post-marriage reading would defeat the Act's purpose. However, conviction still requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. On the record, the complainant's evidence contained omissions and improvements, supporting witnesses were not examined, and the handwriting expert's opinion was only tentative and uncorroborated. The prosecution therefore failed to prove the accused's authorship of the letters or direct participation in the demand, and the benefit of doubt was given. en-us Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172755 A dowry demand made during marriage negotiations, before the formal marriage, falls within Section 4 read with Section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 when it is made as consideration for the proposed marriage, because a narrow post-marriage reading would defeat the Act's purpose. However, conviction still requires proof beyond reasonable doubt. On the record, the complainant's evidence contained omissions and improvements, supporting witnesses were not examined, and the handwriting expert's opinion was only tentative and uncorroborated. The prosecution therefore failed to prove the accused's authorship of the letters or direct participation in the demand, and the benefit of doubt was given. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172755