https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297597 Minor contradictions in evidence on marriage negotiations and ornament details were treated as peripheral because the core prosecution case was supported by proof of dowry demand, post-marriage cruelty, death within a short period of marriage, and fatal burns. Trivial inconsistencies, omissions or embellishments that do not affect the substance of the prosecution version do not justify rejection of the evidence as a whole. The accused's failure to explain incriminating circumstances in his Section 313 statement, together with a false defence, supported adverse inference and the relevant presumptions. Medical evidence also did not support the trial court's finding of pregnancy. The conviction was sustained and the appeal failed. en-us Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:02:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297597 Minor contradictions in evidence on marriage negotiations and ornament details were treated as peripheral because the core prosecution case was supported by proof of dowry demand, post-marriage cruelty, death within a short period of marriage, and fatal burns. Trivial inconsistencies, omissions or embellishments that do not affect the substance of the prosecution version do not justify rejection of the evidence as a whole. The accused's failure to explain incriminating circumstances in his Section 313 statement, together with a false defence, supported adverse inference and the relevant presumptions. Medical evidence also did not support the trial court's finding of pregnancy. The conviction was sustained and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297597