Law says, if within 7 years marriage, if wife commits suicde, law will presume that it is dowry death. But this presumptions made by laws are never absolute.
This law means three things :
1) Husband will have to show evidence to a Police to show that there were no demand for dowry. Then police need not register a dowry death case after recording this evidences.
2) If Police refuses to belive husband, then he has to register dowry death and arrest and bail will follow.
3) Then there are three places were it is open to husband to convince judges that there were no dowery demand. First to sessions court, then to High Court and then to Supreme Court.
The Point is : It is not necessary for police to register a dowry death case in case of every suicide within seven years.
Haresh Raochura
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