Section 113B: Presumption as to dowry death

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

1[113B. Presumption as to dowry death. -- When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death such woman had been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death.

Explanation. For the purposes of this section, dowry death shall have the same meaning as in section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). ]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section	113B
Marginal note	Presumption as to dowry death
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	160

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Cr.A(DB)/23/1998 of LAKSHMAN PRASAD And ANR Vs STATE OF BIHARHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2026-01-06
CR. APP (DB)/50/2024 of Shyamlal Manjhi Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-12-10
THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND LAW AND JUSTICE vs SANJAY RAM TAMTA @ SANJU@PREM PRAKASHSupreme Court of India · 2025-02-11

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