The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by a duo convicted and sentenced to two years of imprisonment for subjecting a woman to cruelty and harassment which forced her to commit suicide in her matrimonial place by drowning herself in a pond. The duo was charged under sections 304-B (Dowry Death) and 498-A (Subjecting a woman to cruelty in matrimonial home), but after trial mainly convicted under 498-A and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment with a fine.
The Supreme Court has termed the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the arrest of former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in all pending cases as well as cases likely to be registered against him as “shocking”.
Development of infrastructure has been hampered by fund crunch and under-utilisation. Will the SC’s e-court project, which has been on for 18 years, make a difference to the crumbling state of affairs?