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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Homicidal Death and Dowry Harassment. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that deceased died otherwise than under normal circumstances and that there was demand of dowry.

The appellants, Sau. Shobha Gurunath Mali, Machhindranath Gurunath Mali, and Gurunath Krushna Mali, were convicted by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judg...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Petition Under Domestic Violence Act, Restores Order for Alternate Accommodation and Compensation. Husband's Appeal Allowed Only Partially; Order for Alternate Accommodation and Loss of Earnings Restored.

The petitioner, Ann Menezes, married the respondent, Shahajahan Mohammad, in 1995 after converting to Islam. They had a son born in 1994. The petition...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The appellant, Naresh Ramkrushnaji Chikankar, was convicted by the 5th Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No. 263 of 2009 for o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment to Suicide. Brother of Deceased Fails to Establish Homicidal Hanging or Demand for Dowry Under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 IPC.

The case arises from the death of Anjali, who was married to respondent no. 2 Shekhar Patil. She died by hanging within seven years of marriage. Her b...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Inconsistent Testimonies. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Homicidal Death Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellants, Manoj Shivajrao Patil (husband), Shivajirao Sahebrao Patil (father-in-law), and Shakuntala Shivajirao Patil (mother-in-law), were conv...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty or Homicidal Death Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The present appeal under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code was filed by the appellants, Dhanraj s/o Narhari Yedale and Chhayabai w/o Narha...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand of Dowry and Harassment. Evidence of Interested Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration Lead to Acquittal Under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 27.08.2001 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar in Sessions Case...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Quashing Petition in Dowry and Cheating Case, Exonerates Married Sister and Marriage Bureau Owner. FIR Quashed for Accused Nos. 4 and 5 as No Specific Role Attributed in Offences under Sections 420, 498A, 323, 504, 506, 406 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The petitioners, who were original accused in a dowry harassment and cheating case, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constituti...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Married Sisters-in-Law and Their Husbands in Dowry Harassment Case — Allegations Found to Be Vague and Constituting Abuse of Process of Law

The applicants, who are the married sisters-in-law of the complainant (respondent No.2) and their respective husbands, filed an application under Sect...