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Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Death Case Due to Settlement and Lack of Evidence — Consent Quashing Petition Converted to Merits Hearing, FIR Quashed Under Section 528 BNSS

The present application was filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by the applicants-accused, who are the husband an...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case — Life Imprisonment for Husband and In-Laws. Dowry Demand and Cruelty Proven Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 304B, 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The case pertains to the dowry death of Soma Acharjee, who was married to the appellant Gour Acharjee. Within a few days of marriage, she was subjecte...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order Holding Anticipatory Bail Maintainable Despite Custody in Another Case. Person in Custody Cannot Apprehend Arrest and Thus Cannot Seek Pre-Arrest Bail Under Section 438 CrPC.

The Supreme Court considered the question of whether an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (C...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations lacked proper recording and certification, and were inconsistent.

The appellant, Udhav Nagorao Salve, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, for the murder of his wife Vandana by setting her ablaze...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment. Presumption under Section 113A Evidence Act not automatically invoked as prosecution failed to prove harassment soon before death.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Santosh @ Krushnadeo Yogiraj Kapse (A-1) and Yashodabai Yogiraj Kapse (A-2) by the 1st Ad-h...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Husband in Dowry Harassment and Abetment to Suicide Case — Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment. Allegations of harassment not proven beyond reasonable doubt; deceased's suicide not directly linked to accused's conduct under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused Subhash Laxmanrao Chikare by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge 2, ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Dowry Death Case — No Prima Facie Case of Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide. Allegations under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act not made out as there was no demand of dowry soon before death and no evidence of cruelty.

The applicants, six family members of the deceased's husband, filed an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking a...