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Allahabad High Court: Demand For Money For Business Does Not Qualify As Dowry

In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court ruled that demanding money from in-laws for business purposes does not qualify as dowry.

The court observed that such requests for financial support are not unusual within families and do not constitute a dowry demand.

The case in question involved a woman who had filed a complaint against her husband and 11 members of his family, alleging malicious and baseless accusations.

The court dismissed the allegations, labeling the FIR lodged as a bundle of lies.

The police had filed a chargesheet against five people, including the husband, his two brothers, and two sisters-in-law, leading the court to take cognizance of the matter.

However, the court noted that the brothers and sisters-in-law lived separately from the petitioner and had no direct benefit from the money in question.

Justice Anees Kumar Gupta, in delivering the verdict, emphasized that the inherent power of Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code was appropriate to quash the proceedings in this case.

The judge emphasized that the victim falsely claimed injury and a conspiracy to kill her over the money demand.

The court further reiterated that the victim’s FIR is a bundle of lies.

The allegations were deemed malicious, leading to the cancellation of the case proceedings ongoing before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kanpur Nagar.

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Vishal Talwar

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