https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198749 Cruelty under Section 498A was treated as a distinct offence from abetment of suicide under Section 306, and the dowry-death presumption under Section 113B was noted as part of a separate statutory scheme; the Court explained that these provisions may arise from similar facts but operate in different fields. It also reiterated that a penal provision cannot be invalidated merely because it may be misused in some cases, as misuse affects application rather than validity. On the evidence, cruelty was proved against the husband, while inconsistencies weakened the case against the other accused. en-us Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:13:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198749 Cruelty under Section 498A was treated as a distinct offence from abetment of suicide under Section 306, and the dowry-death presumption under Section 113B was noted as part of a separate statutory scheme; the Court explained that these provisions may arise from similar facts but operate in different fields. It also reiterated that a penal provision cannot be invalidated merely because it may be misused in some cases, as misuse affects application rather than validity. On the evidence, cruelty was proved against the husband, while inconsistencies weakened the case against the other accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198749