Can a husband be forced to face a full criminal trial even when official government records show he was hundreds of kilometres away on duty when the alleged incident happened? The Supreme Court has answered this while quashing the criminal proceedings against a BSF personnel in a major ruling on alibi, Section 498A IPC and…
The Supreme Court cancelled the husband’s bail in a dowry death case, citing ignored evidence and Section 113B presumption. Do statutory presumptions shift the balance so heavily that the man must prove innocence even before the trial begins? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India cancelled the bail granted to a husband accused in a…
The Supreme Court held that common intention cannot be presumed from mere presence or awareness. Why are innocent relatives still prosecuted without evidence of participation? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has delivered a major judgment giving relief to the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law in a criminal case filed under Sections 498A and 494…
Can married sisters living separately be dragged into dowry cases without clear proof? Rajasthan High Court made a key remark that may affect many family dispute cases. JAIPUR: Rajasthan High Court has quashed the case under Section 498A IPC against the married sister-in-law of a deceased woman. The Court said that in many matrimonial disputes,…
The Allahabad High Court overturned the conviction, highlighting gaps in the evidence of dowry death case. When evidence was so weak, on what basis was conviction recorded in the first place? PRAYAGRAJ: In a judgment dated 31 March 2026, Justice Manish Mathur of the Allahabad High Court acquitted the accused in a dowry death case,…
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