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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Cruelty by Husband Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Allegations of Dowry Demand and Harassment Under Section 498A IPC Fail as Prosecution Witnesses Turn Hostile and Material Contradictions Remain Unexplained.

The petitioner, Sadananda Naik, was convicted by the JMFC (III Court), Mangalore, in C.C. No. 5099/2007 for the offence punishable under Section 498A ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Suicide and Cruelty. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove suicidal death and abetment.

The appellants, Mohd. Anis Mohd. Ismail Mallas and Sou. Jaitunbi Ismail Mallas, were convicted by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Yavatmal, for off...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Prosecution failed to prove cruelty or demand for dowry beyond reasonable doubt, leading to confirmation of acquittal under Sections 306, 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of six accused persons (husband and in-laws) charged under Sections 306, 498A, 114 IPC and Section...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Relatives in Abetment of Suicide Case. Death Note Alleging Verbal Threats a Month Prior Lacked Proximate Connection and Direct Instigation to Attract Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The case involved a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of a charge sheet and proceedings fo...

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High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and In-Laws for Cruelty and Culpable Homicide in Dowry Harassment Case. Medical Evidence Confirms Homicidal Death, Rejecting Defense of Accidental Injury.

This criminal appeal arose from the conviction of the appellants—husband Angad, his father Rajendra, and his mother Malanbai—for cruelty and culpa...

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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — Conviction Restored Under Section 304-B IPC. Presumption under Section 113-B Evidence Act applied as death occurred within seven years of marriage and dowry demand was proved; acquittal set aside as perverse.

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions ...

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High Court of Karnataka Examines Petition to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Husband in Suicide Abetment Case. Petitioner Contended That Victim's Depression and Video Statement Negated Instigation, Relying on Precedents Interpreting Section 306 IPC and Section 498A IPC.

The petitioner, the husband of the deceased, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Domestic Violence Act Orders — Upholds Interim Maintenance and Protection Orders. The court held that the Domestic Violence Act is a beneficial legislation and its provisions must be interpreted liberally to protect the rights of women.

The case involves a criminal writ petition filed by Abhishek Jain and Asha Jain (petitioners) challenging the judgment and order dated 01.11.2022 pass...