The Gujarat High Court has clearly said that marriage does not mean automatic consent for sex. Any forced or unnatural…
The J&K & Ladakh High Court has quashed a 498A and Dowry Act FIR, holding that cruelty allegations cannot be…
The Karnataka High Court held that routine marital disagreements cannot be criminalised as cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The judgment…
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that long separation and pending dowry cases alone do not prove cruelty or desertion. The…
The J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed a 498A dowry FIR, holding it to be a retaliatory case filed after…
The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute…
The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband sending money to his parents or asking his wife to maintain expense…
The Supreme Court has restored conviction in a dowry death case and issued nationwide directions to fight the dowry system….
The Supreme Court has said dowry remains widespread despite strict laws, which are both ineffective and misused. The Court restored…
