Delhi High Court Denies Immediate Relief to Accused Murderer Seeking Proclaimed Offender Order Reversal

A man accused of killing his wife in London challenges a Delhi Court's decision labeling him a proclaimed offender, but the Delhi High Court denies immediate relief. The case will be heard on July 15. Charges of alleged cruelty and dowry death relate to FIRs filed by the Delhi Police.

In a significant legal development, the Delhi High Court has denied immediate relief to a man challenging his proclaimed offender status. The accused, charged with the murder of his wife in London last year, sought a stay on the Delhi Court's order declaring him a proclaimed offender.

Despite arguments by defense counsel Varun Deswal, who claimed procedural lapses in declaring his client a proclaimed offender, Justice Pratibha M. Singh refused to stay the order. The matter, citing mysterious circumstances surrounding the wife's death in the UK, is now scheduled for a hearing on July 15.

The Public Prosecutor presented a confidential report from UK Interpol, supporting the claim of the accused's fugitive status. Meanwhile, allegations of cruelty and dowry death sparked the lodging of a FIR, invoking multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

(With inputs from agencies.)