https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274087 Where an unnatural death occurs within seven years of marriage and the evidence proves cruelty and dowry-related harassment, the statutory presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act operates and supports conviction for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The conviction was upheld because the accused's explanation was unacceptable and the ingredients of the offence were satisfied. On sentence, life imprisonment under Section 304B was treated as exceptional and reserved for rare cases; in light of the absence of direct evidence linking the accused to the actual death and the medical evidence, the punishment was reduced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years, while the remaining conviction and sentence were left undisturbed. en-us Thu, 06 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:24:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274087 Where an unnatural death occurs within seven years of marriage and the evidence proves cruelty and dowry-related harassment, the statutory presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act operates and supports conviction for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The conviction was upheld because the accused's explanation was unacceptable and the ingredients of the offence were satisfied. On sentence, life imprisonment under Section 304B was treated as exceptional and reserved for rare cases; in light of the absence of direct evidence linking the accused to the actual death and the medical evidence, the punishment was reduced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years, while the remaining conviction and sentence were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274087