IEA Section 113B — Presumption as to dowry death

Summary

If a court is deciding whether someone caused a woman's death due to dowry, and it is proven that the woman was treated cruelly or harassed by that person shortly before her death because of a dowry demand, then the court must assume that this person caused the dowry death.

Official Text

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 has 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.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BSA §118 — Presumption as to dowry death