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Section 498A in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section 406 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 306 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 106 in The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 [Entire Act]
Saroj Rani vs Govt. Of N.C.T. Of Delhi & Ors. on 3 June, 2010
In the
cited case of Rani v. State of NCT of Delhi (supra), the deceased
committed suicide by hanging herself. After her death her brother
gave statement to the SDM that he had visited to in-laws of her
sister a week ago before her death and found her in sad mood and
she told him her in-laws were asking Rs.50,000/- and scooter as
they wanted to open a shop and scooter was required for roaming
around. He stated thereafter he talked with in-laws of her sister
and told that he would respond after thinking over. After that he
received information that she had died. It was
observed that allegations were vague in nature and as to who
demanded Rs.50,000/- and scooter, whether the demand was
made by husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, when it was
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made, the answer of the same was absent. It was also observed
that every suicide after marriage cannot be presumed to be a
suicide due to dowry demand. Further, it was also observed that
u/s 106 of Evidence Act, when any fact is especially within the
knowledge of any person, the burden of proving that fact is upon
him and when a death takes place within the four walls of
matrimonial home, the husband and in-laws should come forward
and depose as to what was the real cause of death.