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[ad_1] The judge also ordered a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. (Representational)Berhampur (Odisha): A court in Odisha's Ganjam district on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry six years ago.Additional District Judge Indu Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Sushant Bisoi as she convicted him.On December 17, 2016, Sangeeta was set on fire by her husband after he poured kerosene on her at Konkorada village in Pattapur Police Station area, around 170 south of Bhubaneswar.The mother of two children died due to the injuries while undergoing treatment for six days at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, Additional Public Prosecutor Kureshu Gouda.According to a complaint filed by Sangeeta's mother, Bisoi started torturing h...

[ad_1] The court said the diary of the woman did not "expressly mention" the husband. (Representational)New Delhi: Usual acts of taunting in a family do not amount to cruelty, a Delhi court has ruled, while acquitting a man and his parents in a dowry death case where they were accused of subjecting the woman to cruelty that prompted her to die by suicide.A court in Delhi has acquitted a man and his parents in a case of allegedly subjecting his wife to cruelty and abetment of her suicide over dowry demand, saying “the usual acts of taunting within the fabric of a family do not become cruelty.” The court said it could not be proved that the woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment, as the evidence on record were highly insufficient to show the accused instigated or intentionally aided ...

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Odisha Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing Wife Over Dowry 6 Years Ago

“Taunting Not Cruelty”: Court Acquits Man, Parents In Wife’s Suicide Case