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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Dowry Death and Cruelty in Dowry Demand Case. Presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act applied as death occurred within seven years of marriage and dowry demand was proved.

The appellant, Vasant Bhagwat Patil, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, for offences under Sections 304B, 306, 498A of the India...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand of Dowry Soon Before Death. Conviction under Section 304B IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 set aside as prosecution failed to establish dowry demand proximate to death.

The appellant, Das @ Pragalathan, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sectio...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Additional Charge Under Section 304-B IPC Against Husband and Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case. Absence of Evidence of Demand of Dowry 'Soon Before Death' and Lack of Proximate Link Between Cruelty and Suicide Precludes Framing of Charge Under Section 304-B IPC.

The applicants, Vinod Babaso Bhosale (husband) and Chhaya Babaso Bhosale (mother-in-law), were accused in Sessions Case No. 148 of 2015 pending before...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. FIR and Charge-Sheet Lacked Specific Instances of Dowry Demand or Cruelty Under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The petitioners, who are the husband (petitioner no.1) and his parents (petitioners 2 and 3), filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR N...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Contradictions. Presumption Under Section 113B of Evidence Act Not Triggered as Prosecution Failed to Prove 'Soon Before' Cruelty.

The case pertains to the death of Ishwari Devi, who died by burning herself on 05.06.1991, within 1.5 years of her marriage. The appellants, her husba...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. Lack of Specific Overt Acts Against Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law Leads to Quashing of FIR Under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The petitioners, being the mother-in-law (petitioner no.2) and sister-in-law (petitioner no.3) of the respondent no.2 (complainant), sought quashing o...