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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Marital Rape and Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence. Allegations of Rape by Husband and In-Laws Found to Be Vague and Contradictory, No Offence Made Out Under Sections 376(2)(n), 377, 498-A, 494, 294, 323, 504, 506 IPC r/w Section 34 IPC.

The case involves a criminal application filed by seven applicants (husband, in-laws, and relatives) seeking quashing of FIR No. 505/2022 registered a...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Absence of Proximate Cause. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that alleged harassment was for dowry or that it drove victim to commit suicide.

The appellant, Padmabai, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 498-A and 302 of the Indian Penal Cod...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove direct nexus between alleged cruelty and suicide.

The appellant, Dnyaneshwar Maruti Shirsat, was convicted by the 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, in Sessions Case No. 277/1997 for offences pun...

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Bombay High Court Allows Accused's Appeal and Dismisses State's Appeal in Cruelty Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside as allegations of cruelty were vague and not corroborated by independent witnesses.

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No.787 of 1997 filed by the accused, Smt. Vimal Anna Shinde and Balasaheb Anna Shinde, against their co...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and In-laws for Cruelty to Wife Under Section 498-A IPC. Evidence of Demand for Motorcycle and Harassment for Dowry Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Despite Acquittal of Co-accused.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of three appellants (husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law) under Section 498-A read with Secti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declarations Were Undated, Not Read Over, and Recorded in Marathi While Deceased Knew Only Urdu.

The appellant, Mohammad Ejaz, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 498-A (cruelty by husband) and 3...