Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2

State of Punjab v. Iqbal Singh

(1991) 3 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India

The dowry-death presumption arises when death occurs in the circumstances specified and soon after harassment for dowry; it is a rebuttable presumption of law.

From topic

Burden of proof and presumptions — Unit IV, Law of Evidence.

Related sections:

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 104–108 — Burden of proof and on whom it lies (IEA 101–104, 106)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 116–117 — Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman and as to dowry death (IEA 113A–113B)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 119 — Court may presume existence of certain facts (IEA 114)