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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Harassment and Criminal Breach of Trust Case Due to Limitation and Lack of Entrustment. Complaint Filed Beyond Three-Year Limitation Period for Section 498A IPC and No Evidence of Entrustment of Stridhan to Husband Under Section 406 IPC.

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals arising from a matrimonial dispute. The complainant wife married the husband on 28 July 2007 and they lived t...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case — Emphasizes Need for Speaking Orders in Bail Matters. High Court's cryptic order granting bail to a convict under Section 304B IPC was quashed for lack of reasoning and failure to consider evidence of dowry harassment.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal filed by the father of a deceased victim against the Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to the respondent-...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Contradictions. Presumption Under Section 113B of Evidence Act Not Triggered as Prosecution Failed to Prove 'Soon Before' Cruelty.

The case pertains to the death of Ishwari Devi, who died by burning herself on 05.06.1991, within 1.5 years of her marriage. The appellants, her husba...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Dowry Death Case Due to Weak Evidence. High Court Acquittal Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty Soon Before Death Under Section 304B IPC.

The State of Haryana appealed against the acquittal of Angoori Devi and others by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which reversed their conviction u...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding Letter. The Court held that the prosecution failed to prove cruelty and abetment of suicide beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.

The case involves an appeal by Jagdishraj Khatta against his conviction by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh for offences under Sections 498A and 306...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder and Dowry Death Based on Dying Declaration and Circumstantial Evidence. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Upheld as Dying Declaration Was Voluntary and Credible, and Demand of Dowry Proved.

The appellant, Vijay Mohan Singh, was convicted by the High Court of Karnataka for the murder of his wife Abhilasha under Section 302 IPC, along with ...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Complaint at Parental Home in Section 498A IPC Case — Jurisdiction Based on Continuing Offence and Consequences Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179.

The case involved a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Sections 177, 178...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Dowry Demand. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Set Aside as Trial Court's Findings Were Not Perverse Under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Sham Lal under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code for the dowry death of his wife...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Plausible Suicide Theory. Conviction under Sections 302 and 498A IPC Set Aside as High Court Improperly Reversed Trial Court's Acquittal.

The case involves an appeal by the accused against their conviction for murder and dowry death under Sections 302 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (I...