Mechanical addition of charges u/s 302 IPC in dowry cases dilutes the severity of murder as an offense: Allahabad HC takes note of practice by Trial Courts
“Addition of Section 302 IPC in addition to pre-existing sections about dowry death and dowry related inhuman treatment is being carried out by Trial Judges as a matter of routine and in a most mechanical fashion, making the entire episode more grim and serious, without having any supporting documents or allegations”