Supreme Court clarified that any property or valuable security given at or after marriage amounts to dowry, while distinguishing Islamic ‘mehr’. The Court restored convictions and issued pan-India directions to strengthen enforcement, awareness, and disposal of such cases.
A court ruled that in dowry death cases, the focus should be on the marriage and its circumstances, not the place where the woman died. The husband had argued that no dowry offence was made out since his wife died at her parental home. The court rejected this claim, stating that the location of the suicide does not diminish the seriousness of the allegations. The judgment reinforces that the nature of the marital relationship is central in such cases.
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The Allahabad High Court upheld a decision dismissing a man’s plea related to a dowry death case involving his live-in partner, confirming that proof of cohabitation as husband and wife suffices for legal accountability. The man’s arguments were found unmeritorious, reinforcing the trial court’s conclusion regarding the applicability of IPC provisions.
The Supreme Court granted bail to a man accused in a dowry death case after nearly eight years in jail due to the prolonged delay in the High Court’s decision on his bail plea. The Supreme Court expressed concern over the slow progress of the trial and intervened to ensure the timely dispensation of justice.
