Stating that there was nothing to suggest that cruelty was meted out to a woman who ended her life, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the charge sheet pending on the file of the Uthamapalayam Judicial Magistrate in Theni district against three persons accused of demanding dowry.

The court was hearing the petitions filed by S. Senthilkumar, Leelavathi and Palaniammal of Theni district, who challenged the final report filed by police with the Uthamapalayam Judicial