Judgments - Dowry

Court cannot suo moto make use of statements to police not proved and ask question with reference to them which are inconsistent with the testimony of the witness in the court. The words in Section 162 Cr.P.C. “if duly proved” clearly show that the record of the statement of witnesses cannot be admitted in evidence straightway nor can be looked into but they Full Judgment

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Allahabad High Court (Single Judge)

Manoj Vs State Of U.P.

CRIMINAL APPEAL, 2666 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 08, 2015

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Allahabad High Court (Single Judge)

Dinesh Singh And 6 Others Vs State Of U.P. & Another

APPLICATION U/s 482, 16928 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jun 30, 2015

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Allahabad High Court (Single Judge)

Prashant @ Sheelu Dixit Vs State Of U.P. & Another

APPLICATION U/s 482, 9953 of 2015, Judgment Date: Apr 21, 2015

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Supreme Court of India ()

RAJINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

Appeal (Crl.), 2321 of 2009, Judgment Date: Feb 26, 2015

Given that the statute with which we are dealing must be given a fair, pragmatic, and common sense interpretation so as to fulfill the object sought to be achieved by Parliament, we feel that the judgment in Appasaheb's case followed by the judgment of Kulwant Singh do not state the law correctly. We, therefore, Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BHIM SINGH & ANR. Versus STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

Appeal (Crl.), 2146 of 2009, Judgment Date: Feb 11, 2015

-The demand for dowry can be made at any time and not necessarily before marriage.- -Unlike as in Section 304- B where the court "shall presume" dowry death, when the prosecution has established the ingredients, under Section 113A of the Evidence Act, discretion has been conferred upon the Court wherein it has been provided that the Court may Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India ()

Sonu Gupta Versus Deepak Gupta & Ors.

Appeal (Crl.), 285-287 of 2015, Judgment Date: Feb 11, 2015

-At the stage of cognizance and summoning the Magistrate is required to apply his judicial mind only with a view to take cognizance of the offence, or, in other words, to find out whether prima facie case has been made out for summoning the accused persons. At this stage, the learned Magistrate is not required to consider the defence version or materials or Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

JAGDISH AND ORS Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

Appeal (Crl.), 1097 of 2012, Judgment Date: Nov 25, 2014

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