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Fake Dowry Death Cases On Rise: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail After Informant Turns Hostile Despite Supreme Court’s Earlier Prima Facie Findings
High Court Dec 13, 2025 0

Fake Dowry Death Cases On Rise: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail After Informant Turns Hostile Despite Supreme Court’s Earlier Prima Facie Findings

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail in a fake dowry death case after key prosecution witnesses turned hostile, observing that “fake cases of demand of dowry are on the rise.”The Court noted the “stark reality of the society” where allegations pressed before the Supreme Court were later withdrawn during trial. Fake Dowry Death Cases…

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Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dec 11, 2025 0

Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section 304B IPC. The husband’s dowry-death conviction was cancelled, but his 498A conviction was kept because he had already completed more than the sentence. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the conviction of…

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GPF Nomination for Mother Becomes Invalid After Marriage: Supreme Court Rules Wife – A Govt Servant’s Widow, Has Stronger Claim
Supreme Court Dec 10, 2025 0

GPF Nomination for Mother Becomes Invalid After Marriage: Supreme Court Rules Wife – A Govt Servant’s Widow, Has Stronger Claim

The Supreme Court ruled that a mother’s nomination for GPF becomes invalid once the employee gets married. The wife and the mother must share the GPF equally, as nomination alone does not give a higher legal right. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has clearly said that a mother’s nomination for the General Provident Fund (GPF)…

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