Anti-Dowry Laws Are Misused, Destroy Innocent Men, and Remain Ineffective: Supreme Court Warns
The Supreme Court has said dowry remains widespread despite strict laws, which are both ineffective and misused. The Court restored…
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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
The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section…
498A Amendment Silenced | “How Can the Executive Undo the Legislature?”: Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra Government
The Bombay High Court has sharply questioned how the Maharashtra Government withdrew a 2018 proposal—passed by the State Assembly—to make…
False 498A Case | “No Clear Proof, No Conviction”: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws After Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Testimony
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s…