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Sec.304 B of I.P.C. - there is no evidence that the deceased was treated with cruelty or harassment in connection with the demand of dowry “soon before her death” by the appellant

  After the alleged demand of gold karra two months  after  the marriage, Sharanjit Kaur went to her house, again came back to  the  marital house and again went to her father’s  house  and  again  came  back  to  the marital house.  In our considered view, the alleged  demand  of  gold  karra about two months after  the    marriage  cannot  be  said  to  constitute  a proximate live link with the  death  of  deceased  Sharanjit  Kaur  and  the conviction of the appellant under Section  304B  IPC  cannot  be  sustained. Even though there is no evidence that the deceased  was  treated with cruelty or harassment in connection with  the  demand  of  dowry  “soon before her death” by the appellant, in our view, evidence  on  record ...