The Kerala High Court has held that a husband convicted of causing the dowry death of his wife is disqualified from inheriting her property, even in the absence of a specific prohibitory provision in the Indian Succession Act, 1925. Invoking the common law “Slayer Rule,” the court observed that permitting a murderer to profit from
Husband Convicted Under Sections 498A & 304B IPC Disqualified from Inheriting Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court
