High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Charge Under Section 304-B IPC Against Husband in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Demand for Dowry Soon Before Death. The court held that the essential ingredient of demand of dowry 'soon before death' was missing, and thus the charge under Section 304-B IPC could not be sustained, while upholding charges under Sections 306 and 498-A IPC.
26 Mar 2015The applicant, Caetaninho Julio Barreto, was married to Fatima Pereira on 20/09/2008. The marriage soon ran into difficulties, and the parties started...




