In case of suicide by a married woman the court under Section 113 A of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 ...........

Indian Evidence Act (IEA) 1872 Burden of Proof

In case of suicide by a married woman, the court under.. Section 113 A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 may presume that suicide had been abetted by her husband, if;

1. Suicide was committed by the wife within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage

2. The wife was subjected to cruelty

3. The wife was illiterate and from a poor family.

4. The wife was deserted by the husband.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

l and 2

1,2 and 3

1,3, and 4

2 and 4

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Explanation:

Section 113-A deals with presumptions as to the death of married woman. When the questiOn is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of husband.