“Presumptions as to Dowry Deaths” is given under which Section?
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Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act deals with presumption as to dowry death. When a woman dies within 7 years of marriage under unnatural circumstances, and it is shown she was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry, the court SHALL presume that her death was a dowry death. This is a mandatory presumption.