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Can a wife’s family claim to have given dowry while only the husband is prosecuted for taking it? The Allahabad High Court has highlighted that giving dowry is also an offence while acquitting the husband after the allegations against him could not be proved. ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a husband convicted under…
Can filing multiple cases push someone to suicide—and still not be a crime? Allahabad High Court answers this, but leaves a bigger question on accountability unanswered. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has held that merely filing cases against a husband, even if those cases are alleged to be false, does not automatically amount to abetment…
Can a husband be jailed just for suspecting his wife’s character? Uttarakhand High Court answers and the reasoning may surprise many. NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand High Court, in a judgment by Justice Ashish Naithani, acquitted a husband who was earlier convicted under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide, stating that mere suspicion and marital disputes…
Did the evidence really prove dowry death, or was it a case built on assumptions? Why did the Delhi High Court reduce the charge but still hold the husband guilty? NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has observed that suicide is increasingly becoming a serious issue in modern society, often linked to stress, social pressure,…
If a woman was allegedly facing constant dowry harassment, why did her family never complain to police earlier?The Calcutta High Court raises serious doubts and acquits the husband after finding major contradictions in witness statements. WEST BENGAL: In an important judgment, the Calcutta High Court has acquitted a husband in a 1987 dowry death case…
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