Lawgist304BDowry death
1[304B. Dowry death. -- (1) Where the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of her marriage and it is shown that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, such death shall be called "dowry death", and such husband or relative shall be deemed to have caused her death.
Explanation.For the purposes of this sub-section, "dowry" shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961).
(2) Whoever commits dowry death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.]
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1. Ins. by Act 43 of 1986, s. 10 (w.e.f. 19-11-1986).
- 299 Culpable homicide
- 300 Murder
- 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
- 302 Punishment for murder
- 303 Punishment for murder by life-convict
- 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- 304A Causing death by negligence
- 304B Dowry death
- 305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
- 306 Abetment of suicide
- 307 Attempt to murder
- 308 Attempt to commit culpable homicide
- 309 Attempt to commit suicide
- 310 Thug
- 311 Punishment
