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Kiran Kumar gets bail in Vismaya dowry death case

Kiran Kumar gets bail in Vismaya dowry death case

Time of India19 hours ago
New Delhi/Kochi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the jail sentence of Kiran Kumar, who was convicted of dowry harassment that led to the suicide of his wife, Vismaya V Nair.
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran allowed Kumar's appeal challenging a Kerala high court order that had earlier denied his request to suspend his sentence. The apex court ordered his release on bail, pending the disposal of his appeal before the high court.
Vismaya (24), a native of Kaithode near Nilamel in Kollam, was a final-year student of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery. She was found hanging in the bathroom of her husband's house in Sasthamkotta on June 21, 2021 — just over a year after her marriage to Kumar.
A day before her death, she had shared WhatsApp messages and photos with relatives, alleging harassment over dowry and displaying visible injuries. Her parents had immediately alleged dowry harassment as the reason for her death.
According to her father, Thrivikraman Nair, the family had given 100 sovereigns of gold, more than one acre of land, and a car worth Rs 10 lakh as dowry in 2020. However, Kumar allegedly expressed dissatisfaction with the car and demanded Rs 10 lakh in cash instead.
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When this demand was not met, Vismaya was allegedly subjected to repeated harassment.
In May 2022, the additional district and sessions court in Kollam convicted Kumar under various sections of the IPC, including abetment of suicide and dowry harassment and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. He later challenged both his conviction and sentence in the high court and sought bail, which was denied in Dec 2022. This prompted his appeal to the Supreme Court.
Father to approach court: Hours after the Supreme Court's verdict Vismaya's father, expressed disappointment and said he would challenge the Supreme Court's decision. "We will approach the court again to ensure the judges fully understand the actions of the accused that led to her death," he said, but declined to comment further due to the matter being sub judice.
In Dec last year, Nair had also contested the parole granted to Kumar, accusing the jail department of violating rules. He alleged that the parole was granted despite a police report opposing it and claimed that vested interests within the jail system influenced the decision.
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