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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Abetment. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand of dowry or instigation to commit suicide.

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No. 651 of 1990 filed by the accused (appellants) against their conviction under Sections 498-A and 306...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Settlement — Proceedings under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Quashed as Parties Resolve Differences Amicably.

The applicants, who were the original accused in a criminal case, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seek...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Husband's Petition in Part, Reduces Maintenance Awarded to Wife Under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Court Holds That Maintenance Must Be Based on Actual Income and Needs, Not Conjecture.

The petitioner, Sri N. Girish (husband), filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 31-10-2022 pa...

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Procedural Irregularities and Lack of Evidence. Two trials on same FIR, clubbing and de-tagging, led to conviction of only one accused despite no evidence against others.

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by Appellant, the husband of a woman who succumbed to burn injuries in her matrimonial home. He was convi...

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Bombay High Court Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 for Murder of Wife. Trial Court Relied on Circumstantial Evidence Including Dog Squad Identification and Recovery of Ornaments, Despite Hostile Panch Witnesses and No Eye-Witnesses.

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, in Session...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inadequate Circumstantial Evidence and Defective Investigation. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Prove Complete Chain of Circumstances and Investigation Was Shoddy.

The appeal arose from a murder conviction where the appellants, husband and mother-in-law of the deceased, were convicted under Section 302 read with ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Domestic Violence Case Following Compromise Between Husband and Wife. Parties settled their disputes amicably and the wife expressed no objection to quashing of FIR under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The petitioners, who are the husband (Narayan Devkar) and his relatives, filed a Criminal Application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Proced...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Section 498-A IPC Case Due to Uncorroborated Testimony and Lack of Independent Witnesses. Allegations of Cruelty by Wife Found Unsubstantiated as Complainant's Evidence Was Contradictory and Not Supported by Any Independent Witness.

The petitioner, Kantharaju, was convicted by the trial court under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for subjecting his wife to cruelty. Th...