Taiyab Khan & Ors vs State Of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 304B IPC for the dowry death of Noorjahan, establishing that the prosecution proved the essential ingredients of the offence, including death within seven years of marriage and harassment related to dowry demands. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the conviction but reduced the sentences of the parents of the husband from ten years to seven years due to their advanced age. The absence of a viscera report was deemed irrelevant to the determination of unnatural death.