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Dowry Death: Supreme Court acquits husband due to lack of evidence on dowry demand in Criminal Appeal No.112/2014 (11 February 2025)

/ B.R. Gavai, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 161, Dowry Death, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 113B, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304B, Judges, K. Vinod Chandran, Offences Affecting the Human Body, Presumption as to Dowry Death, Statements to Police

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 11 February 2025 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K. Vinod Chandran, J. Can a conviction under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 stand when the essential ingredient of dowry demand is not sufficiently proven? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in a recent case involving a husband […]

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Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (23 July 2019)

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Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 712 Judges: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case based on unreliable witness testimony? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges in Counterfeit Currency Case: Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2019)

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges in Counterfeit Currency Case: Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of co-accused statements and the requirement of independent evidence for framing charges in counterfeit currency cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs. State of Gujarat and Another [Judgment Date]: 24 April 2019

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