In Brief
This case concerns Sulekha Dalai, who died by hanging shortly after her marriage. Her brother alleged the husband and in-laws murdered her over dowry demands of cash, gold, TV, and washing machine. The investigating officer initially registered a murder charge but later changed the cause to suicidal hanging based on medical opinion. The High Court rejected the request to reopen investigation. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal in part, directing the Sessions Court to independently examine all available evidence and consider whether to frame an additional murder charge, without the Court expressing its own view on the merits.
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