Setting aside the discharge of the in-laws of a woman who died by suicide after killing her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, the Calcutta High Court's Port Blair circuit Bench said the society still has a long way to go to achieve complete equality for girl children. The Port Blair sessions court had discharged the woman’s in-laws, accused of torturing her and demanding dowry from her parents, especially after she gave birth to a girl child. The high court directed the parents-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased woman to surrender before the trial court within four weeks. Justice Ray noted that, as per statements of witnesses, the deceased woman had allegedly been subjected to mental and physical torture. The counsel for the state stated that the couple, who were married in 2018, had been residing in Port Blair due to the husband's job posting there.

Source: The Hindu February 09, 2026 11:55 UTC