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Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986

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DINESHversusSTATE OF HARYANA

2014 INSC 333Dismissed

The appellant Dinesh was convicted for the death of his wife Manju Bala, who committed suicide by ingesting a pesticide within four years of marriage. The prosecution alleged that Dinesh and his brothers repeatedly harassed the deceased for additional dowry items such as a television and a gold …

BACHNI DEVI AND ANR.versusSTATE OF HARYANA THROUGH SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT

2011 INSC 108Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Bachni Devi and her son, convicted under Section 304B of the IPC for the dowry death of the son’s wife, Kanta, who died by hanging within three months of marriage. The prosecution proved that Kanta’s death was unnatural, occurred within seven years of …

BALDEV SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB

2008 INSC 900Disposed off

Baldev Singh was convicted under Section 304‑B IPC for the death of his wife Satwant Kaur, who died by poisoning within two years of marriage. The prosecution proved that she was repeatedly harassed for dowry, including demands for a fridge, TV and a cash amount, in addition to a claim on her share …

NOORJAHANversusSTATE REP. BY D.S.P.

2008 INSC 515Case Allowed

The appellant, the aunt of the husband, was convicted under Section 498A of the IPC for allegedly participating in dowry demand that led to the death of the wife. The prosecution alleged that the husband, his brother, and the aunt demanded jewellery and cash, and that the husband and brother …

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESHversusRAJ GOPAL ASAWA AND ANR.

2004 INSC 179Case Partly allowed

The Supreme Court examined the suicide of a young woman within months of her marriage, for which her brother‑in‑law (A‑1) and mother‑in‑law (A‑2) were convicted under Sections 304‑B IPC and 498‑A IPC for demanding dowry. The State appealed the High Court’s acquittal of the accused, arguing that a …

HIRA LAL AND ORS.versusSTATE (GOVT. OF NCT) DELHI.

2003 INSC 331Disposed off

The appellants, the husband and his parents, were convicted for the suicide of their wife, who allegedly suffered dowry‑related cruelty. The trial court sentenced them under Sections 304‑B (dowry death) and 498‑A (cruelty) of the IPC, and the High Court reduced the sentence but upheld the …

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESHversusNIKKU RAM AND ORS.

1995 INSC 519Case Partly allowed

The deceased Roshani was married in 1985 and, five to six months later, her husband, mother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law allegedly demanded additional dowry items such as a television, fan and buffalo. The mother‑in‑law allegedly inflicted a wound with a sickle; the deceased later ingested naphthalene …

SONI DEVRAJBHAI BABUBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS.

1991 INSC 214Dismissed

The petitioner’s daughter died in August 1986 and the petitioner filed a criminal complaint under Section 498-A IPC. After the Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986 inserted Section 304‑B IPC (dowry death) with effect from 19 November 1986, the petitioner sought to have the case transferred to a …