Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 304-B–Four prerequisites for convicting an accused of the offence punishable u/s 304-B-
(i) that the death of a woman must have been caused by burns or bodily injury or occurred otherwise than under normal circumstances;
(ii) that such a death must have occurred within a period of seven years of her marriage;
(iii) that the woman must have been subjected to cruelty or harassment at the hands of her husband, soon before her death; and
(iv) that such cruelty or harassment must have been for or related to any demand for dowry.
