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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Matrimonial Dispute After Genuine Settlement Between Spouses. The Court held that maintaining conviction under Section 498-A IPC after bona fide settlement would defeat justice and cause financial distress, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings despite offence being non-compoundable.

3 Jan 2022

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the appellant husband had been convicted under Section 498-A IPC for alleged dowry demands and haras...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and Mother-in-Law for Dowry Death and Causing Disappearance of Evidence. The Court held that the failure of the accused to explain the death of the deceased within seven years of marriage, coupled with evidence of dowry demand and recovery of the body, justified the conviction under Sections 304B and 201 IPC.

17 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals challenging the common judgment of the Jharkhand High Court dated 1st May 2007, which upheld the conv...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Harassment Case Conditional on Compensation Payment. Conviction under Section 498A IPC Upheld but Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served Based on Voluntary Compensation of Rs.3 Lakh to Victim and Children Under Reformative Criminal Jurisprudence Principles.

31 Aug 2021

The dispute originated from allegations of dowry harassment and cruelty by the appellant against his second wife, respondent No.2, who claimed to be l...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband in Dowry Death Case Under Section 304-B IPC. The court found that death by poisoning within four years of marriage, coupled with evidence of consistent dowry demands and failure to rebut the statutory presumption under Section 113-B Evidence Act, established the offence beyond reasonable doubt.

28 May 2021

The appeal arose from a dowry death case where the appellant, husband of the deceased, was convicted under Section 304-B IPC by the Trial Court, with ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Dowry Death and Abetment of Suicide Case Under Sections 304B and 306 IPC. The Court interpreted 'soon before' in Section 304B IPC as requiring a proximate and live link between dowry demand and death, not immediate proximity, based on legislative intent to address social evil.

28 May 2021

The appeals arose from the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' criminal appeals, upholding their conviction and sentence by the Trial Court for ...

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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.

5 Apr 2021

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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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Evidence. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove ingredients beyond reasonable doubt against elder brother of husband.

2 Dec 2020

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Jharkhand confirming the conviction of the appellant, Nimay Sah, under Section 498A rea...

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband and In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Soon Before Death Harassment. Demand of Rs. 10 Lakhs Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Deceased's Illness and Treatment Records Suggest Natural Causes.

2 Dec 2020

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Sandeep Kumar and his parents under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code for dowry death. The d...

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Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Case, Transfers Investigation to CBI. The Court held that the High Court's grant of bail was perverse and that the circumstances warranted an independent investigation by the CBI under Section 173(8) CrPC.

27 Nov 2020

The case arises from the unnatural death of Dr. Deepti Mangla, who was married to Sumit Agarwal on 3 November 2014. On 7 August 2020, the appellant, D...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case — Emphasizes Need for Speaking Orders in Bail Matters. High Court's cryptic order granting bail to a convict under Section 304B IPC was quashed for lack of reasoning and failure to consider evidence of dowry harassment.

18 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal filed by the father of a deceased victim against the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to the respondent-...

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