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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Contradictory Dying Declarations and Lack of Corroboration. Benefit of Doubt Given for Murder Charge but Conviction for Cruelty Maintained Under Section 498A IPC.

The case involves three criminal appeals arising from the death of a young married woman within nine months of her marriage due to burn injuries. The ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Vague Allegations and Inconsistent Findings. General and Omnibus Statements Without Specific Instances Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 498-A IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act.

The case arises from the suicide of a married woman, allegedly driven to it by her husband (A1) and in-laws (A2 and A3) due to continuous torture and ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Gangappa S/o Ramanna Arikeri, was convicted by the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Raichur in S.C.No.73/2014 for offences unde...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Husband in Dowry Death Case — Conviction Under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Confirmed Based on Consistent Evidence of Harassment and Demand for Dowry

The appellant, Jalal Siddiqui Mulla, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.773 of 2010 for offences under...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder and Cruelty in Bride Burning Case — Acquittal of Co-Accused for Dowry Death Upheld. Dying declaration of deceased wife found reliable and corroborated; demand of dowry not proved to be 'soon before death' under Section 304B IPC.

The case involves two appeals arising from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Malegaon, in Sessions Case No. 26 of 2009. The appellant, Sa...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Judicial Reasoning. High Court's mechanical grant of bail without evaluating seriousness of allegations under Section 304-B IPC and Section 113-B Evidence Act was held impermissible, requiring reasoned orders in such serious offences.

The appeal arose from a bail order dated 1 December 2020 passed by a Single Judge of the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Applicati...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Dowry Death and Cruelty — Ten-Year Rigorous Imprisonment Confirmed. Presumption under Section 304B IPC applied as death occurred within seven years of marriage and cruelty was proved.

The appellant, Ganesh s/o Ambarsing Kahite, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 154 of 2008 for offence...