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Supreme Court — Dowry death case with acquittal of husband and 17 in-laws

In a judgment delivered on 13 July 2026, the Supreme Court acquitted a husband and 16 family members in a 26-year-old dowry death case originating from April 2000 in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Court overturned the convictions after finding that the deceased did not accuse her husband of cruelty during her five-day hospitalization, and it criticized the mechanical prosecution of all accused family members.