Can Wife Asking For Share In Ancestral Property Put Husband Behind Bars For Dowry Demand? Calcutta High Court Answers
Can a wife’s demand for her own ancestral property share become a dowry demand? Calcutta High Court says yes, if…
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No Proof Of Abetment To Suicide Or Cruelty | Conviction Cannot Rest On Suspicion: Calcutta High Court Acquits Husband In 30-Year-Old Dowry Death And 498A Case
Can Hearsay Allegations Without Corroboration Send A Husband To Jail In A Dowry Death Case? Calcutta High Court Says No,…
Contradictions In Dying Declarations, Unreliable Evidence And No Proof Of Dowry Demand: Supreme Court Sets Aside 498A Conviction Of Father-In-Law
The Supreme Court found no proof of dowry demand or cruelty and acquitted the father-in-law, holding the evidence unreliable and…
Mere Knowledge Of Husband’s Second Marriage Not Enough To Incriminate In-Laws: Supreme Court Quashes 498A And Bigamy Proceedings
The Supreme Court held that common intention cannot be presumed from mere presence or awareness. Why are innocent relatives still…
False 498A Case | “Heat Of Moment Mein Rishtedaar Fasa Diye Jaate Hain”: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Case And Saves Innocent Sister-In-Law
Can married sisters living separately be dragged into dowry cases without clear proof? Rajasthan High Court made a key remark…
Dowry Demand Alone Cannot Prove Dowry Death Without Nexus To Harassment Or Cruelty: Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband And Family
The Allahabad High Court overturned the conviction, highlighting gaps in the evidence of dowry death case. When evidence was so…
Cruelty By Wife Proven, Not Husband: Allahabad High Court Quashes False 498A & Dowry Harassment Case Against Man & His Parents
The Allahabad High Court set aside the criminal proceedings after examining the wife’s testimony and cross-examination, which exposed serious inconsistencies….
