Agartala, July 18 -- The Tripura High Court has acquitted a man and his mother who were convicted by a trial court in connection with the 2018 death of the man's wife in North Tripura, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

A Division Bench comprising Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice S. Datta Purkayastha overturned a February 27, 2024, judgment of the Sessions Judge, North Tripura.

The trial court had convicted Swapan Nath under Sections 302 and 498A of the IPC for murder and cruelty, while his mother, Kumudini Nath alias Kalpana, was convicted under Section 498A.

The case stemmed from the disappearance of the woman on December 27, 2018, after she left home to fetch water. Her body, bearing mu...