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Dowry case:Victim’s husband, father-in-law get 7-yrs

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A Delhi court has sentenced a 27- year-old youth and his father to seven years in jail for torturing his wife who ended her life, observing that it was not just suicide but a result of harassment and oppression by them. “The death of the victim cannot be considered a suicide simpliciter but that was […]

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Two get 8-yr RI for dowry death

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A 30-year-old man and his father were today sentenced to eight years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of dowry death of the former’s wife. The accused, Nelli Mallesham and his parents Nelli Rayamallu (50) and Devamma (48), of Koratapalli village used to harass Mallesham’s wife Nelli Lavanya for dowry, according to assistant sub-inspector, legal cell, […]

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Three persons sentenced for life in dowry death case

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Three persons have been sentenced for life by a court here in Barabanki (UP), in a dowry death case. Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Rajbhadur Singh awarded life sentence to the victim’s father-in-lawDuryodhan Singh, sister-in-law Sarita Singh and brother-in-law Vijay Pratap Singh yesterday. The trio along with others killed Anju Singh on March 12, 2008 […]

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Hubby, in-laws, acquitted of dowry death

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A man and his family members have been acquitted of charges of dowry death and cruel treatment to his wife by a Delhi court, after the victim’s kin turned hostile and said she was never harassed or tortured. The court freed Delhi resident Kamal Sahai, his parents and others, saying all witnesses, including the woman’s […]

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Radhe Maa gets anticipatory bail in dowry case

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In a relief for controversial self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa, the Bombay High Court today granted her pre-arrest bail in a dowry harassment case. The bail was granted by Justice Revati Mohite Dere after hearing arguments from the lawyers of Radhe Maa, Mumbai Police and the housewife who had filed complaint against the godwoman. The court has […]

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Dowry case: 3 of family get life sentence for killing

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A local court has awarded life imprisonment to three members of a family for killing a woman as she was unable to fulfil their dowry demands. Additional Session Judge L D Solanki yesterday awarded the sentence to the victim’s husband Vijay Mahajan (38), mother-in-law Chandrakala Mahajan (60) and sister-in-law Anita Gupta (37), on the basis […]

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High Court transfers probe in dowry case from Nashik to Kolhapur

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The Bombay High Court has ordered transfer of investigations in a dowry case from Nashik to Kolhapur, Observing that it would be in the fitness of things to allow local police, in whose jurisdiction an offence is committed, to probe the complaint. The ruling was delivered by the bench on a petition filed by Jayashree Deshmukh […]

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