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…
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Wife Killed Over Affair, Facebook Posts? Karnataka High Court Acquits Husband Says Innocent Men Cannot Be Jailed on Assumptions
The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to…
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…
498A Misuse | Sending Money To Parents & Asking Wife To Track Expenses Is Not Cruelty: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Husband
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband sending money to his parents or asking his wife to maintain expense…
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…
Wife Caught Sending Nude Photos To Another Man | “Such Conduct Not Expected In Indian Society”: MP High Court Upholds Divorce For Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a husband’s divorce after finding strong evidence that the wife was in an illicit…
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…
Wife’s Refusal of Intimacy Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Over Non-Consummation Of Marriage
The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court decree granting divorce after finding that the marriage was never consummated and…