498A Cannot Be Used As Revenge, 2nd Marriage Triggered Fake Dowry Case: J&K High Court Quashes FIR

The J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed a 498A dowry FIR, holding it to be a retaliatory case filed after…

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law

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 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…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a husband’s divorce after finding strong evidence that the wife was in an illicit…

The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section…

Kerala High Court ruled that 498A cruelty cases do not become weak even if there are no independent witnesses. The…

Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…