In Brief
A woman died by hanging shortly after marriage. Her brother alleged the husband and in-laws had murdered her over dowry; the investigating officer initially registered charges including murder (Section 302 IPC) but later dropped the murder charge, classifying the death as suicidal. The appellant challenged this decision. The Supreme Court held that the Sessions Court should independently review all evidence and consider whether to frame an additional murder charge, rather than accept the investigating officer's classification without scrutiny. The case was remanded for the Sessions Court to reconsider framing charges under Section 302 IPC.
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