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december 2008

Supreme Court of India · 2008-12-12

Tarsem Singh vs State Of Punjab

Citation / case number
AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 1454
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Tarsem Singh
Respondent
State Of Punjab
Author
S.B. Sinha
Bench
Cyriac Joseph, S.B. Sinha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 304B IPC for dowry death, establishing that the prosecution must prove the death of a woman within seven years of marriage, caused by burns or bodily injury, and that the husband or his relatives subjected her to cruelty in connection with dowry demands. The Court found that the evidence presented, including letters indicating the husband's unwillingness to keep the deceased, supported the conviction. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions and the conviction of the appellant.

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