By Admin 
The Supreme Court has expressed strong objection to the Allahabad High Court’s decision in the case of strangulation of a wife for dowry. The Supreme Court said that while granting bail to the husband accused of such a serious crime, the High Court did not consider the facts and granted bail only on the basis that there was a delay in filing the FIR.
According to the Bar and Bench report, the bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Vijay Bishnoi also expressed concern that in the last few years, there has been an increase in cases like cruelty to married women, murder and suicide due to dowry. He said that such cases have been seen especially in Uttar Pradesh. The court said that according to the data of 2023, 6,156 cases were registered worldwide, out of which 2,122 are from Uttar Pradesh and 1,143 from Bihar.
Making a strong comment on the order of the High Court, the Supreme Court said, ‘We are extremely saddened to see that the High Court did not consider the facts while granting bail to the accused in a serious crime like dowry death. We believe that the court has committed a grave error in exercising its discretion in favor of the accused. The court said that this case shows the increasing cruelty towards women regarding dowry.
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The Supreme Court said that despite legal restrictions and increasing access to education, cases of dowry are increasing, which often turns into cruelty and violence against women. The court said, ‘We have seen for a long time that in Uttar Pradesh, newly married women are being brutally killed in their in-laws’ house because of dowry. Or they are forced to commit suicide due to constant harassment or they are murdered due to constant dowry demands.
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This case is of the year 2024, when a woman was murdered in Ghaziabad for dowry. The woman was married to a man named Prince Chaudhary in February 2019. The woman’s father said in the FIR that he spent Rs 30 lakh on the wedding, which included an i20 car and Rs 10 lakh in cash. The car was damaged in an accident, after which the woman’s husband and in-laws started demanding a Fortuner car and Rs 10 lakh.
According to the complaint, when these demands were not met, the in-laws started beating the woman and made her a victim of mental harassment. Later the woman’s father fulfilled the demand of Rs 10 lakh. She transferred Rs 4 lakh to the account of her husband’s relative and also gave Rs 5 lakh in cash on different occasions. Still, the in-laws continued beating the woman.
According to the complaint, on July 11, 2024, at 7 am, the woman called her father crying and told that she was beaten badly at her in-laws’ house and she was being threatened to be killed by strangulation or hanging. A few hours later, a relative called the woman’s family and informed that she had been strangled and hanged. When the woman’s father reached her in-laws’ house, she was not there, she was taken to the hospital, where it was found that she was dead.
A complaint was filed the very next day of the accident, in which 8 family members including Prince were made accused. After investigation, a charge sheet was filed against Prince and his parents under the Indian Justice Code and Dowry Prohibition Act.