Chapter VII (Section – 113(B) of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

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Mar 27, 2023 Chapter VII of The Indian Evidence Act, Dowry Death, Effect of evidence, Of The Burden Of Proof, Part III of The Indian Evidence Act, Presumption as to dowry death, Production And Effect Of Evidence, Production of evidence, Section - 113(B) - Presumption as to dowry death, Section - 304B of the Indian Penal Code, Section 304B of the IPC, The Indian Evidence Act

Part III

Production and Effect of Evidence

Chapter VII

Of The Burden Of Proof

Section – 113(B) – Presumption as to dowry death –

When the question is whether a person has committed a 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 purpose of this section, “dowry death” shall have the same meaning as in section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).