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Wife Killed and Hung to Simulate Suicide, Husband Gave No Explanation, Life Sentence Upheld: Supreme Court in Gour Acharjee v. State of Tripura [2026 INSC 535]
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Wife Killed and Hung to Simulate Suicide, Husband Gave No Explanation, Life Sentence Upheld: Supreme Court in Gour Acharjee v. State of Tripura [2026 INSC 535]

Supreme Court upholds a husband's life sentence for murdering his wife within about fifteen months of marriage, holding the death a homicidal hanging on medical evidence. As he was in the house and gave no explanation, his plea of suicide failed, and the Tripura police were told to arrest him.

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📅 Nov 07, 2026 ⏱️ 2 min read
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Wife Killed and Hung to Simulate Suicide, Husband Gave No Explanation, Life Sentence Upheld: Supreme Court in Gour Acharjee v. State of Tripura [2026 INSC 535]

Supreme Court upholds a husband's life sentence for murdering his wife within about fifteen months of marriage, holding the death a homicidal hanging on medical evidence. As he was in the house and gave no explanation, his plea of suicide failed, and the Tripura police were told to arrest him.

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Clause 16(a) Power Tariff Concession Only for New Units, Not Expanding Ones; No Estoppel: Supreme Court in State of Himachal Pradesh v. Kundlas Loh Udyog [2026 INSC 534]

Supreme Court holds that the 15% lower energy charges under Clause 16(a) of the Himachal Pradesh Industrial Policy, 2019 were meant only for new industries, not existing units that expanded. The 2022 amendment was clarificatory, and promissory estoppel could not secure a double benefit.

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Omnibus Allegations Against In-Laws: 498A, Dowry and DV Cases Quashed, but Section 319 CrPC Summons Still Open: Supreme Court in Arti Mehta v. State of M.P. [2026 INSC 533]

Supreme Court quashes Section 498A IPC, Dowry Prohibition Act and Domestic Violence Act proceedings against the husband's mother, sister, brother and sister-in-law for want of specific overt acts. The trial court may still summon them under Section 319 CrPC if evidence emerges, and double jeopardy will not bar it.

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Disputed Title Is Not Forgery, Delayed and Improved FIR in Civil Land Dispute Quashed: Supreme Court in Bhikhubhai Govindbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat [2026 INSC 532]

Supreme Court quashes a delayed FIR for forgery, cheating and extortion in a long-pending family land dispute in Surat. Executing a Power of Attorney while claiming a disputed share is not making a false document, and an improved second complaint and unexplained delay point to abuse of process.

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