voluntary presents given at or before or after the marriage to the bride or the bridegroom, out of love and affection is not dowry
It is needless to say that in a case of cruelty and dowry death, direct evidence is hardly available. It is the circumstantial evidence and the conduct of the accused persons which are to be taken into consideration for adjudicating upon the truthfulness or otherwise of the prosecution case. In the instant case it is…