https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470805 Conviction for cruelty to a married woman may be sustained despite the absence of a separate charge where the accused had clear notice of the factual allegation, cross-examined relevant witnesses and had a fair opportunity to defend; an omission in the charge is not fatal without prejudice or failure of justice. Acquittal of dowry death does not negate independently proved cruelty because dowry death requires additional proof of dowry-linked harassment soon before an unnatural death. Physical assault, humiliation and harassment may establish cruelty even where the additional ingredients of dowry death remain unproved. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:31:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470805 Conviction for cruelty to a married woman may be sustained despite the absence of a separate charge where the accused had clear notice of the factual allegation, cross-examined relevant witnesses and had a fair opportunity to defend; an omission in the charge is not fatal without prejudice or failure of justice. Acquittal of dowry death does not negate independently proved cruelty because dowry death requires additional proof of dowry-linked harassment soon before an unnatural death. Physical assault, humiliation and harassment may establish cruelty even where the additional ingredients of dowry death remain unproved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470805