Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws…
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Patna High Court Clears Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case: Mere Allegations Not Enough Under Section 306 IPC
The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted…
False Rape Cases Don’t Just Destroy Men, It Leads To Unfortunate Doubts On Women Who Are Real Victims: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court warns that false sexual offence complaints harm not just the accused but also genuine women victims. Court…
Equality in Marriage Should Be Sensitised Among Future Generations: Supreme Court Issues Strong Directions to Curb the Dowry Evil
The Supreme Court has restored conviction in a dowry death case and issued nationwide directions to fight the dowry system….
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…
Fake Dowry Death Cases On Rise: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail After Informant Turns Hostile Despite Supreme Court’s Earlier Prima Facie Findings
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail in a fake dowry death case after key prosecution witnesses turned hostile, observing…
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…
False 498A & Dowry-Death Case | “Stopping Daughter-In-Law From Joining Temple Visit Is Not Cruelty”: Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal After 26 Years
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…
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…