India, May 28 -- New Delhi The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a woman accused of harassing her 19-year-old daughter-in-law for dowry and abetting her suicide within eight months of marriage, saying that a "young life" was lost under tragic circumstances.

A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in her verdict released on Tuesday, observed that the case reflects a disturbing social reality where young women are allegedly driven to take their own lives due to their parents' inability to meet dowry demands.

"The present case reflects a disturbing reality of society where, even today, a young girl aged about 19 years is alleged to have been driven to commit suicide because her parents were unable to fulfil an unlawful demand of Rs.3 lak...