Holding that a husband cannot be held guilty of abetting his wife's suicide in the absence of any contact or communication with her for over five months before her death, the Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a dowry suicide case. Why did the high court reject the dowry charges? The high court found several inconsistencies in the prosecution's case regarding the alleged dowry demands and payments. "Thus, not only taking dowry, but also giving dowry is an offence under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act," Court observed. Why did the high court set aside the conviction for abetment of suicide?