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In Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana (2015), the Supreme Court used a preponderance formulation…

The Court’s formulation in Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana (2015) concerned section 304B, the former IPC dowry-death provision. This identifies what that judgment…

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In Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana (2015), the Supreme Court used a preponderance formulation for the prosecution’s initial burden in relation to which provision of the former Indian Penal Code?

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The Court’s formulation in Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana (2015) concerned section 304B, the former IPC dowry-death provision. This identifies what that judgment said; it should not be treated as a general instruction on the current prosecution burden.

See Paranagouda v. State of Karnataka (2023), which quotes Sher Singh.

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Option A

The holding was not about defamation under section 500.

Option B

Cruelty under section 498A is distinct from the dowry-death provision addressed by the holding.

Option C

Section 489 was not the dowry-death provision addressed.

Option D

The discussion concerned dowry death under section 304B.

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