Asking Daughter-in-Law to Arrange Bail Money for Husband and Father-in-Law Not Dowry: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court recently upheld the acquittal of Natubhai Golanbhai Khuman and others in a dowry death case, ruling that the demand of ₹50,000 for bail-related legal expenses from the deceased daughter-in-law did not amount to a dowry demand under Section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, nor did it meet the criteria of harassment linked to Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The Division Bench of…