The Gautam Budh Nagar district court on Wednesday acquitted all the accused in the infamous Nisha Sharma dowry case for the lack of concrete evidence against them.
In 2003, the girl from Noida in the national capital region (NCR) shot into the limelight as she turned back her marriage party refusing to tie the knot because she claimed that her to be in-laws had asked for dowry.
The police arrested Nisha's to be husband Manish Dalal and his family members for dowry harassment.
However, the Gautam Budh Nagar district court acquitted all the accused saying there were not enough evidence to prove the charge.
The court also dismissed another case filed by Nisha against Navneet Rai, who had claimed that he was already married to the girl when the Dalals turned up at her residence for the marriage.
Though it came as a huge relief for the Dalal family, it was a big embarrassment for Nisha and her family members. Nisha had been hailed as a heroine in the fight against dowry after she turned back the marriage party.
Now, questions are also being asked about whether anti-dowry laws are biased against men and their families. The Sharmas are now planning to challenge the lower court order in a higher court.
Talking to Headlines Today, Nisha's father D.D. Sharma on Thursday insisted that the accused family was just let off because of lack of evidence against them and the court had not acquitted them restoring their pride.
On the other side, accused Manish said he and his family members suffered a lot because of the false allegations levelled against them. He said the court order came as a big relief to them.
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