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What is the effect of section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 when its conditions for…

Section 117 permits the court to presume abetment after it considers the other circumstances of the case. The provision applies when the woman dies by suicide within seven…

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What is the effect of section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 when its conditions for presuming abetment of a married woman’s suicide are met?

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Section 117 permits the court to presume abetment after it considers the other circumstances of the case. The provision applies when the woman dies by suicide within seven years of marriage and the husband or relative whose abetment is in issue subjected her to cruelty.

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Section 117 creates a discretionary, rebuttable presumption.

Option B

The court may presume abetment after considering the other circumstances of the case.

Option C

The statute gives the court discretion through may presume.

Option D

A discretionary presumption can operate where the statutory conditions and circumstances support it.

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