498A/304B IPC
Sanjoy Kr Roy
(Querist) 24 August 2012
This query is : Resolved
Is section 498A/304B IPC applicable if the age of girl during marriage was 15 yaers and she was kidnapped by her husband, the girl expired within 7 months of marriage ?
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 24 August 2012
Yes it is applicable, along with it 304B would also apply.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 25 August 2012
304B and 498a does not differntiate betweeen the age of victim and if the marriage is otherwise illegal.