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Delhi High Court Denies Bail in Live-In Partner Murder Case
The Delhi High Court refused to release a man on bail.
He is accused of killing a woman who lived with him.
Prosecutors say he cremated her body without telling her family.
They also say he gave incorrect information to relatives and police.
The woman died during the night of April 14-15, 2022.
The accused has been in jail since April 22, 2022.
His lawyer said he had informed the family and had taken the woman to a doctor.
The court said the allegations were serious enough to keep him in custody.
The court’s decision concerns bail and does not itself determine the final outcome of the murder case.
The Delhi High Court dismissed bail for a man accused of murdering his live-in partner.
The court said he allegedly misled police and gave incorrect information to the woman’s relatives.
Prosecutors alleged her body was cremated at Nigam Bodh Ghat without informing her family or conducting a post-mortem.
The accused has been in custody since April 22, 2022, while four of 26 witnesses have been examined.
The accused denied the allegations, saying he informed the family and took the woman to a doctor before her death.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court, the accused man, the deceased woman, her family, and the prosecution are involved.
- What
- The court dismissed the accused man’s bail plea in a murder and destruction-of-evidence case.
- Where
- The case was heard by the Delhi High Court and concerns a cremation at Nigam Bodh Ghat and proceedings at Farsh Bazar police station.
- When
- The woman died on the intervening night of April 14-15, 2022; the bail order was issued on September 3.
- Why
- The court cited the seriousness of the allegations, including the alleged murder, misleading of police, incorrect information to relatives, and cremation without medical examination.
Prosecution and Court’s View
Defense’s View
Information given to family and police
Prosecution and Court’s View
The prosecution alleged that the accused falsely represented that the woman had left the house, gave incorrect information to her relatives, and misled police, delaying registration of the FIR.
Defense’s View
The defense claimed that the accused had informed the woman’s family members about her death.
Cause and handling of death
Prosecution and Court’s View
The prosecution alleged that the accused claimed she died of a heart attack, did not obtain medical help, and took her body for cremation without medical examination or informing police.
Defense’s View
The defense said the accused had taken the woman to a doctor a day before her death.
Cremation location and bail
Prosecution and Court’s View
The prosecution opposed bail because the body was allegedly cremated before police were informed and without a post-mortem; the court found no ground for bail given the gravity of the allegations.
Defense’s View
The defense argued that the cremation occurred at Nigam Bodh Ghat rather than an isolated location and that the accused had already spent four years in custody while only four of 26 witnesses had been examined.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Judge
- Justice Madhu Jain
- Custody date
- April 22, 2022
- Witnesses examined
- Four of 26 witnesses
- Cremation site
- Nigam Bodh Ghat
- Police station
- Farsh Bazar police station
- Charges registered
- Murder and destruction of evidence
Quotes
Justice Madhu Jain
Delhi High Court judge who heard and decided the bail plea
“The material placed on record prima facie indicates that, not only did the applicant (accused) caused death of the deceased but that he also furnished incorrect information to her relatives and misled the police, resulting in a delay in registration of the FIR”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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