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An accused charged under section 103 and 80 of the BNS is acquitted of the offence under section 103 of…

Because the dowry-death presumption under BSA s.118 is tied to the separate offence of dowry death and its own statutory ingredients, an accused's acquittal of murder under…

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An accused charged under section 103 and 80 of the BNS is acquitted of the offence under section 103 of BNS. The presumption under section 118 of the BSA is:-

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Because the dowry-death presumption under BSA s.118 is tied to the separate offence of dowry death and its own statutory ingredients, an accused's acquittal of murder under BNS s.103 does not by itself negate or refute that presumption.

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