When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death, such woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, “dowry death” shall have the same meaning as in section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, 2023 (BSA)
धारा 118
Presumption as to dowry death
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Statutory Content of Section 118
Indian StandardSection 118, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
Bluebook (21st ed.)Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, § 118 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 118 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
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धारा 118 से संबंधित महत्वपूर्ण फैसले
2017 10 SCC 1
1978 1 SCC 248
1973 4 SCC 225
2014 8 SCC 273
2013 2 SCC 1
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