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Under Section 117 of the BSA the Court ___ presume and under Section 118 of the BSA, the Court ___…

BSA s.117, on abetment of suicide by a married woman, uses the discretionary term 'may presume', while BSA s.118, on dowry death, uses the mandatory term 'shall presume',…

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Under Section 117 of the BSA the Court ___ presume and under Section 118 of the BSA, the Court ___ presume:

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BSA s.117, on abetment of suicide by a married woman, uses the discretionary term 'may presume', while BSA s.118, on dowry death, uses the mandatory term 'shall presume', reflecting the stronger, obligatory character of the dowry-death presumption.

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