A Delhi Mahila Court has ordered framing of charges under Section 498A IPC while discharging all accused from Section 406…
The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order denying maintenance to a wife and awarding a very low…
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 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 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…
(Bombay HC Acquits Husband): Courts cannot jail husbands under 498A or abetment to suicide just because a marriage was “unhappy”….
