#IPC 498-A

The Madhya Pradesh High Court suspended the jail sentence of a convict in a dowry death case after three years of pre- and post-trial incarceration, granting bail on personal bond due to prolonged custody, material contradictions in prosecution evidence, and the fact that co-accused had already been released. This reinforces that extended pre-appeal detention, combined with weak evidentiary support, can justify bail under CrPC 389 even in non-bailable offenses.

Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 504, and 506 IPC against a husband and wife residing in the USA, ruling that general allegations without specific instances of cruelty or harassment fail to establish a prima facie case. The judgment reinforces that distant relatives cannot be prosecuted based on omnibus accusations, setting a precedent for matrimonial disputes involving non-resident accused.