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Supreme Court of India · 2016-11-18

BAIJNATH vs STATE OF M P

Citation / case number
SC 2014/37953
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
BAIJNATH
Respondent
STATE OF M P
Author
AMITAVA ROY
Bench
AMITAVA ROY DIPAK MISRA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's decision that overturned the Trial Court's acquittal of the appellants under Sections 498A and 304B IPC. The Court emphasized that the death of the deceased occurred within seven years of marriage under suspicious circumstances, and there was evidence of dowry demands and cruelty, thus establishing the guilt of the appellants. The Court upheld the High Court's conviction, affirming the application of the statutory presumption under Section 113B of the Evidence Act, 1892.

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