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Section 498A in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 114 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Entire Act]
Section 396 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 304B in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
State Of Punjab vs Iqbal Singh And Ors on 10 May, 1991
12. The Supreme Court of India in a recent case of the State of Punjab v. Iqbal Singh AIR 1991 SC 1532 : 1991 Cri LJ 1897, was faced with the situation where there was cruel conduct of the husband continuously toward his wife, but the marriage was more than seven years old before the suicide by the wife. So the presumption under Section 113A of the Evidence Act was not available to the Court. It was found that there was pressure of dowry on her and on her mother by the husband. A-divorce deed was executed, but was not acted upon. The wife apprehended danger to her life and sought even police protection. Their Lordships observed, after referring to the various provisions introduced in Indian Penal Code and Evidence Act, such as the provisions of Sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 113A of the Evidence Act and Section 113B of the Evidence Act and propounding in their implication dealt with the situation, where presumption was not available, and observed :
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