‘Dowry Death’ Offence Not Attracted on Mere Demand of Valuables Without Nexus of Cruelty or Harassment: Allahabad High Court

The case before the Allahabad High Court involved a criminal appeal filed by Mewa Lal and two other in-laws, who had been convicted by the trial court in the year 2004 under Section 304-B IPC (Dowry Death), Section 498-A IPC (Cruelty) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The conviction was based on allegations that the accused persons caused the death of a married woman due…