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.