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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Husband & Sister-in-law walk free after deceased’s dying declaration fails to “inspire confidence” in a 30 year old case; Supreme Court explains the yardstick for admissibility of a dying declaration

Supreme Court: The bench of Navin Sinha and Krishan Murari, JJ has held that there cannot be any rigid standard or yardstick

Published on April 12, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Is it within Court’s power to direct for further investigation on finding defects in the same? Death caused by suicide, Allegations of Dowry Death | Why FIR was registered after 10 months of deceased’s death? [Detailed Report]

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., expressed that: “Courts must not close its eyes to the fact that it is the victim

Published on April 6, 2021April 16, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

After a suicide note made it to newspapers in a dowry death case, Supreme Court says ‘Selective leaks to media neither fair to accused nor to victims’

“To expect that the family of the deceased should be scouring the pages of the print and electronic media before reporting the crime is a mockery of the human condition.”

Published on December 17, 2020December 25, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Man roped in in the dowry death of his brother’s wife freed after 2 decades as SC finds allegations against him vague

Supreme Court: The bench of NV Ramana* and Surya Kant, JJ has acquitted a man convicted under Section 498­A read with Section 34 IPC for the death of his

Published on December 2, 2020December 4, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | If a natural guardian faces criminal charges relating to death of spouse, can custody of children or visitation rights be granted? HC discusses

Allahabad High Court: J.J., Munir, J., addressed a matter wherein the father of the minor children has been facing trial for criminal charges

Published on November 19, 2020November 27, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

23 years after his wife’s death, a man walks free as SC sets aside his conviction for abetting her suicide based on ‘speculations’ and ‘inferences’

“The Trial Court and the High Court speculated on the unnatural death and without any evidence concluded only through conjectures, that the appellant is guilty of abetting the suicide of his wife.”

Published on October 2, 2020October 3, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC | Anticipatory bail granted in dowry death case; Court allows application

Gujarat High Court: A.J. Desai, J., allowed an application of anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered for the offences punishable

Published on August 21, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Telangana HC | For invoking S. 304-B IPC, harassment or cruelty caused to a woman should have happened “soon before her death”

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J.,  while addressing an issue, observed that, there should be a perceptible nexus between the death of a

Published on August 20, 2020August 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | When can Court presume under S. 113-A Evidence Act, that dowry death has been caused? HC explains

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of B.A. Patil and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court with regard to

Published on August 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC explains “abetment by instigation” while acquitting in-laws of offences punishable under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had acquitted of the

Published on December 24, 2019January 2, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC | Appellant granted the benefit of remission for Dowry Death

Gujarat High Court: R.P. Dholaria, J. whilst partly allowing the appeal reduced the sentence of the appellant. In the present case, the

Published on July 5, 2019July 8, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Age of the case can’t displace the necessity of taking material evidence on record

Supreme Court: A bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that “the age of a case, by itself,

Published on April 22, 2019April 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Mere bickering doesn’t constitute offence under Ss. 304-B and 498-A IPC; in laws living in separate house discharged

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition filed by in-laws of the deceased (wife) against the order of the trial court

Published on March 15, 2019March 16, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

For proving presumption under S. 113-A of Evidence Act it has to be established that wife was subjected to cruelty, as in S. 498-A IPC

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a criminal appeal preferred by the appellant-State challenging the judgment of the Trial Court, whereby

Published on September 8, 2017September 22, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rising misuse of Section 498-A IPC: Supreme Court formulates remedial measures

Supreme Court: In the light of the rising misuse of Section 498-A IPC dealing with dowry deaths, the bench of A.K. Goel

Published on July 27, 2017August 4, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Man, guilty of burning his pregnant wife and 3-year-old son, not to face death penalty

Supreme Court: In the case where death penalty was sought for a man who allegedly set his 7-month pregnant wife on fire

Published on April 7, 2017April 15, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Presumption under Section 113-B of Evidence Act can be drawn only where ingredients of Section 304-B IPC are fulfilled

Delhi High Court: Acquitting the appellant of charges under Section 304-B read with 34 IPC, the Single Judge Bench of P.S. Teji,

Published on December 28, 2016January 3, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Factum of unnatural death within 7 years of marriage is not ipso facto sufficient for conviction for dowry death

Supreme Court: In the appeal filed by the in-laws of the deceased upon being aggrieved by the conversion of their acquittal into

Published on November 18, 2016December 29, 2016By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Presumption of abetment of suicide in dowry death cases where cruelty has been established, can be revoked only in rare cases

Supreme Court: Hearing the appeal by the husband and the in-laws of the victim of dowry death against the order of the

Published on June 10, 2016August 20, 2016By Sucheta
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