when offence of Dowry death is not made?
It is trite that general and vague allegations of dowry demands
and beatings given to the deceased without detailing specific
instances, vague and inconsistent statements of interested witnesses
such as parents, brothers and sisters of the deceased, bald statements
made by prosecution witnesses which fall short of evidence to prove
that the victim committed suicide on account of cruelty and
harassment to which she was subjected just prior to her death, and
improved versions of statements made by prosecution witnesses for
the first time in Court disclosing things not disclosed during
investigation, are liable to be viewed with suspicion and the
presumption of dowry death cannot be raised therefrom, and the
accused cannot be convicted on the strength of such statements
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CRL. L.P. NO.367/2012
STATE
versus
NARESH & ORS
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REVA KHETRAPAL
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE PRATIBHA RANI
Citation; 2014(1)crimes 697 delhi
Dated;February 10, 2014
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