The New Indian Express ·
Telangana HC refuses to quash dowry death case
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has dismissed two criminal petitions seeking to quash proceedings against five accused in a dowry death case, holding that the chargesheet and witness statements disclosed sufficient prima facie material to warrant a trial.
The case was registered under Section 304-B read with Section 34 of the IPC following the death of a woman at her matrimonial home. Justice J Srinivas Rao noted that the victim, who married the Accused No. 1 in November 2019, died by suicide on January 25, 2023.
According to the prosecution, she was subjected to harassment over a demand for an additional dowry of Rs 10 lakh and pressured to hand over her salary. Witness statements in the chargesheet detailed the roles of the accused.
