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The Delhi High Court has said that the unnatural decease of a young joined pistillate demands punctual and diligent constabulary investigation, expressing displeasure implicit an eight-month hold successful the registration of an FIR by Delhi Police successful a dowry decease case.
In a judgement delivered connected June 1 connected an anticipatory bail plea filed by the accused, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the reflection portion denying alleviation to the hubby and in-laws successful the lawsuit involving the decease of a 25-year-old pistillate wrong six months of her marriage.
The justice remarked that the registration of the FIR successful the lawsuit “took much clip than the full duration of her marriage” and termed it an “unfortunate reality” that the deceased’s begetter was made to “run from pillar to post” earlier the FIR was registered based connected a judicial order.
In the case, the hubby informed the deceased’s begetter connected July 2, 2025, that his girl had been hospitalised aft she fell from the stairs. However, upon reaching the hospital, the begetter suspected foul play.
The tribunal records authorities that the pistillate died by suicide. She succumbed connected July 3, 2025, portion the FIR was registered lone connected February 13, 2026, pursuing the directions of a magisterial court.
“Yet different lawsuit of a young pistillate having mislaid her beingness wrong six months of marriage. In this Court’s view, erstwhile the deceased’s parents had raised suspicion against her hubby and in-laws, the substance required a punctual and effectual effect from the investigating agency,” the tribunal observed.
“This tribunal hopes that, successful future, applications seeking directions for registration of FIRs concerning the unnatural decease of a young pistillate wrong a abbreviated play of marriage, peculiarly wherever allegations of dowry-related harassment are raised and the constabulary neglect to registry an FIR, shall beryllium taken up with greater urgency by courts and beryllium listed connected shorter dates truthful that the contented of registration of FIR and commencement of probe is not near unresolved for months,” it added.
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