"What’s Wrong With Allahabad High Court?": Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Suspicious Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to a man accused of dowry death, questioning the Allahabad High Court’s decision to allow his release despite prima facie evidence.

The Bench noted that the deceased woman was found with strangulation marks and external injuries within seven years of marriage.

The Court emphasised that under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, a presumption of dowry death arises in such suspicious circumstances.

Criticising the High Court for passing a non-sustainable order, the bench directed the accused to surrender within a week and ordered the trial to be concluded within one year.

[Siddharth Maurya v. State of Uttar Pradesh]