Madhya Pradesh HC quashes anticipatory bail of Giribala Singh in alleged dowry death case
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday quashed the anticipatory bail granted to retired judge Giribala Singh in a case pertaining to the death of her daughter-in-law, who was allegedly harassed for dowry, Bar and Bench reported.
Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old model-turned-actor from Noida, was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12.
Her husband’s family claimed that she had killed herself. However, her family alleged that she was harassed for dowry and murdered.
On May 22, the husband, Samrath Singh, who had been on the run for over a week, withdrew an anticipatory bail petition he had filed in the High Court and surrendered before a trial court in Jabalpur. The Bhopal Police subsequently arrested the advocate.
Giribala Singh had been granted anticipatory bail by a trial court on May 15 on the grounds that the accusations were against her son, Live Law reported. However, the state government and Sharma’s parents challenged the order before the High Court.
On Wednesday, Justice Devnarayan Mishra noted that Sharma’s family had raised allegations not only against her husband but also against Giribala Singh, Bar and Bench reported.
The judge also referred to WhatsApp messages Sharma had allegedly sent to her family before her death, which contained allegations against her mother-in-law. Further, the post-mortem report indicated that the 33-year-old had suffered additional injuries before...