Landmark case · Law of Crimes · Semester 2
Satbir Singh v. State of Haryana
(2021) 6 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India
Once the ingredients of dowry death are proved, the statutory presumption operates and the burden shifts to the accused.
From topic
Offences against woman and child: BNS 63–99 — Unit II, Law of Crimes.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 63–64 — Rape and punishment for rape (IPC 375–376)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 74–79 — Assault, sexual harassment and related offences against woman (IPC 354–354D)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 80 — Dowry death (IPC 304B)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 85–86 — Cruelty by husband or relatives (IPC 498A)