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False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
High Court Feb 4, 2026 0

False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws

Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14 years after marriage, in-laws were jailed for life without medical certainty or credible evidence. False Dowry Death Case: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar…

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Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
High Court Feb 3, 2026 0

Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws without clear proof of dowry-linked cruelty. Criminal law cannot operate on timelines alone—evidence remains the foundation. Wife Death 7 Yrs Marriage Not Dowry Death: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, in a judgment delivered…

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Patna High Court Clears Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case: Mere Allegations Not Enough Under Section 306 IPC
High Court Jan 8, 2026 0

Patna High Court Clears Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case: Mere Allegations Not Enough Under Section 306 IPC

The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey set aside the conviction, reaffirming that criminal liability cannot rest on assumptions, emotions, or shifting allegations alone. BIHAR: The Patna High Court recently…

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