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 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.