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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

'Normal marital wear and tear' not cruelty: Maharashtra court acquits 3 in dowry, suicide abetment case

Thane: A court in Maharashtra's Thane has acquitted a man and his parents, accused of dowry harassment and abetting the suicide of his 21-year-old wife in 2018, observing that "normal wear and tear of matrimonial life" does not amount to cruelty.

Additional Sessions Judge Pankaj A Patki on Thursday ruled that the prosecution failed to establish specific instances of cruelty or a direct link between the actions of the accused and the woman's decision to end her life.

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