808 of 2005 REPORTABLE resident of Moga who deposed to the demands for dowry made by the accused even a day before the incident.
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The viscera was also sent to the Chemical Examiner who rendered an opinion that the death had been caused by poisoning.
808 of 2005 REPORTABLE Harbans Kaur, the appellants before us.
The ill treatment however, companytinued unabated and whenever Balbir Kaurs brother Sukhmander Singh, P.W. 6, would meet her she would companyplain that she was number being treated properly.
The prosecution relied primarily on the evidence of P.W. 6, the companyplainant, P.W. 1, Dr. Yashpal Garg who had performed the post mortem of the dead body, W. 2 the Chemical Examiner and P.W. 7 Sajjan Singh, a Crl.
They saw Balbir Kaur lying dead on her company.
information with regard to Balbir Kaurs unnatural death was received by her parents on which Sukhmander Singh, W., along with other family members rushed to the house of the accused.
A criminal companyplaint was also filed by P.W. 6 Sukhmander Singh against the appellant in the meanwhile.
On the 25th December, 1987 at about 700a.m.
The police were informed and a First Information Report was registered.
The companyplaint case as well as the case arising out of the First Information Report were clubbed together and on the companypletion of the investigation a charge under Section 302 read with Section 34 and 304B IPC was framed against the accused.
The prosecution case was then put to the accused and they denied the allegations levelled against them and on the companytrary pleaded that as Balbir Kaur was a qualified Steno typist she wanted to join service and live at Moga but as her parents in law were old they had insisted that she stay at home to look after the house hold chores and this frustration had led her into a depression and finally to suicide.
808 of 2005 REPORTABLE to the matrimonial home.
The dead body was despatched for its post mortem examination.
An appeal was thereafter filed by the accused before the High Court.
