Nisha Sharma dowry case: Court acquits all accused

The Gautam Budh Nagar district court acquitted Munish Dalal and his family members in the 2003 Nisha Sharma dowry case

The Gautam Budh Nagar district court on Wednesday acquitted Munish Dalal and his family members in the 2003 Nisha Sharma dowry case.

Nisha had made national headlines when,on her wedding day,she refused to marry Munish alleging that his family members had made a dowry demand the previous night.

The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vipin Rai,while dismissing the charges against the four accused,observed that Nishas decision to call off her wedding was pre-planned.

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In May 2003,Munish,his mother Vidya Dalal and aunt Savitri Sharma were booked in a police case after Nisha alleged that the family demanded Rs 12 lakh as dowry. The court in its order said there was insufficient evidence to prove that the demand… had been made by the Dalal family a night before the wedding.

The court also acquitted Nishas classmate Navneet Rai,who was also booked on the charge of giving false documents against Nisha.

The court ruled that Nisha was close to Navneet Rai and had wished to marry him instead of Munish. Nishas family had also approached Navneet for the marriage but when the proposal did not work,her marriage was fixed with Munish. Nisha who was not happy with her marriage then levelled false allegations of dowry demand.