HC upheld judgement in a long drawn dowry-murder case
The
Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction of seven years handed
down to husband and mother-in-law, charged for the death of the woman in
the year 1993, harassing her for dowry. The victim, Mangal, was treated
well for few months and then the ill-treatment had begun. When she
would visit her maternal house, she would tell her family members about
the ill treatment but they would convince her to return back.
Justice A I S Cheema while rejecting the
appeal filed in 2000 by 30-year-old Dhanraj Ghadge and Khusavati
Ghadge, observed "The prosecution has proved that within seven years of
the marriage the victim suffered death which could not be said to be
normal or under normal circumstances."
During the trial, the
prosecution examined 12 witnesses to bring home the guilt of the
accused. Based on the evidence the accused were convicted while other
family members were acquitted. HC while rejecting the appeal noted that
"For the given evidence available on record, findings arrived at by the
trial court, is a possible view and I have no reason to interfere with
the same."
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