Raja Lal Singh vs The State Of Jharkhand

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Sections 304-B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, establishing that dowry-related harassment leading to suicide constitutes a dowry death. The Court emphasized that the prosecution must prove the demand for dowry and the connection between such demand and the death. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the evidence presented sufficiently established the guilt of the appellants in the dowry death of Gayatri Devi.