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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…
The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section 304B IPC. The husband’s dowry-death conviction was cancelled, but his 498A conviction was kept because he had already completed more than the sentence. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the conviction of…
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC. The Court upheld the acquittal in a 498A, 306, 304B dowry-death case, holding that the incident was just normal matrimonial wear-and-tear. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a husband…
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s statements and no reliable proof of cruelty. Hostile neighbours and missing evidence further weakened the prosecution. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court overturned the conviction of a mother-in-law and brother-in-law who were earlier sentenced for…
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