https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303603 Where evidence showed an unnatural death within seven years of marriage and cruelty or harassment linked to dowry demand soon before death, the SC applied the presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act and upheld convictions for dowry death and allied offences. Testimony from the deceased's father and brother, supported by surrounding circumstances, was treated as credible, while the accused failed to rebut the statutory presumption. Omissions in the FIR and unproved contradictions in police statements were held insufficient to discredit the prosecution case. The conviction was sustained, but the custodial sentence was reduced within the permissible range. en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303603 Where evidence showed an unnatural death within seven years of marriage and cruelty or harassment linked to dowry demand soon before death, the SC applied the presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act and upheld convictions for dowry death and allied offences. Testimony from the deceased's father and brother, supported by surrounding circumstances, was treated as credible, while the accused failed to rebut the statutory presumption. Omissions in the FIR and unproved contradictions in police statements were held insufficient to discredit the prosecution case. The conviction was sustained, but the custodial sentence was reduced within the permissible range. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303603