In a new legal order, the Calcutta High Court quashed dowry and cruelty charges against a husband’s brother-in-law while allowing the case to proceed against the husband. The court highlighted the troubling trend where criminal process becomes a punishment itself, even when the evidence against some accused is weak or nonexistent. Applying what’s known as the “filter theory,” Justice Uday Kumar ruled that each accused must face charges only if there is specific, credible evidence. ([turn0search12])
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