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New Delhi, Jan 7
In an important ruling relating to dowry harassment cases, the
Supreme Court has held that the demand for money by husband from in-laws for
meeting domestic expenses would not come under the ambit of dowry warranting
criminal prosecution.
"A demand for money on account of some financial stringency or for meeting some
urgent domestic expenses or for purchasing manure cannot be termed as a demand
for dowry," a bench comprising Justices G P Mathur and R V Raveendran said.
The judgement was delivered while setting aside the verdict of the Bombay High
Court which had affirmed the trial court sentencing a man to seven years rigorous
imprisonment in a dowry death case.
Appasaheb was convicted for the death of his wife Bhimabai, of village Sanjkheda,
who had died after consuming poison within seven years of marriage.
A case was registered against the husband and his mother under sections 498A
(cruelty against woman for dowry), 304-B (dowry death) read with 34 (common
intention) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC.
Though the accused was acquitted for the offence of cruelty and abetment, he and his
mother were convicted on the charge of dowry death.
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