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The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a husband in case of dowry death and rejected the defence that the woman could have caught fire during sprinkling seasoning for vegetables while cooking. The High Court noted that the signs of the deceased saving herself had also not been found. The criminal appeal before…
Rejecting the claim of the accused that the deceased woman had accidentally caught fire while cooking, the Allahabad High Court last week upheld the conviction of a man in a 1991 dowry death case. A Bench of Justice rajnish kumar upheld the trial court’s judgment wherein the accused was convicted under Sections 304-B and 498-A…
Taking exception to advocates not appearing in the majority of listed cases, that too on multiple dates, the Allahabad High Court last week termed their conduct as ‘professional misconduct’which, the Court said, tantamounts to ‘bench hunting’ or ‘forum shopping’. A bench of Justice krishan pahal observed thus while dealing with a bail application in which,…
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the UP to file a better counter affidavit addressing compliance with the Supreme Court’s guidelines/directions laid down in Tehseen S. Poonawla v. Union of India (2018)on preventing and addressing incidents of mob lynching and mob violence, specifically the directions in paragraphs 40.13 to 40.21 of the judgment. A…
