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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 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The case involves an appeal by five accused persons against their conviction under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Dowry Death Based on Dying Declaration. Third dying declaration naming appellant as perpetrator found voluntary and trustworthy, reversing trial court's acquittal.

The case pertains to the death of Urmila @ Guddi, who was married to Jagdish Singh (Proforma Respondent No.3) about four years prior to the incident. ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated.

The appellants, Nana Dhondiram Lad and Sulochana Nana Lad, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, for offenses under Sections 498A...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Dowry Demand. Dying Declaration Did Not Mention Dowry Demand, and Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty Soon Before Death Under Section 304-B IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondents (accused) by the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola in Sessions Trial No. 50/...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Settlement Between Spouses. Court holds that continuation of proceedings against family members of husband would be an abuse of process of law when allegations are general and omnibus.

The applicants, who are the husband's family members (father, mother, sister, and brother-in-law), filed an application under Section 482 of the Code ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Husband and In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Hostile Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. Allegations of Demand of Rs. 50,000/- for Plot Not Proved; Suicide Note Does Not Implicate Accused.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of acquittal passed by the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Washim in Sessions Trial No...

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Supreme Court Upholds Husband's Conviction but Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case. Generalized Evidence of Demand by 'Husband and In-laws' Insufficient to Convict Mother-in-Law Under Section 304B IPC.

The Supreme Court partially allowed an appeal against the conviction of Kuljit Singh and Raj Rani under Section 304B IPC for dowry death. The deceased...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Proximity to Marriage and Absence of Cruelty Evidence. The court held that allegations of dowry demand and cruelty must be 'soon before death' to sustain charges under Sections 304B and 498A IPC.

The applicant, Anand Ashok Kamble, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of F...