Brother-in-law Jagdish

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Charge:	Dowery Death (Death by persons demanding dowery)
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	5
Year Crime:	1993
Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2003
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
County or Region of Crime:	Rajasthan
City of Crime:	Alwar
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jagdish (brother-in-law) and Gordhari (mother-in-law) were wrongly convicted in the dowry related death of Amar Singh's wife. Jagdish and Gordhari were sentenced to life in prison. On August 3, 2012 the Supreme Court of India acquitted the two defendants based on insufficient evidence of their guilt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On August 3, 2012 the Supreme Court of India acquitted the two defendants based on insufficient evidence of their guilt."
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Information Source 1:	"Amar Singh vs State Of Rajasthan, No, Cr.A. No.854/2004 (Supreme Ct. of India, decided on Aug. 3, 2010)"
Information Location 1:	http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1330427/
Information Source 2:	"No conviction for mere demand of dowry, says SC, By Staff Writers, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), August 5, 2010"
Information Location 2:	http://www.deccanherald.com/content/86332/no-conviction-mere-demand-dowry
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Brother-in-law Jagdish

Charge:

Dowery Death (Death by persons demanding dowery)

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

5

Year Crime:

1993

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2003

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

Rajasthan

City of Crime:

Alwar

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On August 3, 2012 the Supreme Court of India acquitted the two defendants based on insufficient evidence of their guilt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Amar Singh vs State Of Rajasthan, No, Cr.A. No.854/2004 (Supreme Ct. of India, decided on Aug. 3, 2010)"

Information Location 1:

http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1330427/

Information Source 2:

"No conviction for mere demand of dowry, says SC, By Staff Writers, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), August 5, 2010"

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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/86332/no-conviction-mere-demand-dowry

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