Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Vivek Agarwal & Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen Ritu Khatri vs Navneet Khanna On January 20, 2026 On January 29, 2026 Case Number: Criminal Appeal No. 3221 of 2023 Neutral Citation: 2026:MPHC-JBP:8178 Judgement This appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C) […]
I have watched the feminist reaction after recent SC judgment with the same nonchalance that it deserved. I have heard the same arguments from them time and again, so many times infact, that now it is boring. While the Apex Court had taken a big step forward to curb the misuse, the feminists cry had […]
Court: High Court Of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) Bench: G.A. Sanap, J. Mangesh vs. State of Maharashtra on 17 November, 2022 Law Point: Merely because of evidence of doctor as to cause of death appellant-husband cannot be held guilty of offence punishable under section 304B of IPC JUDGEMENT 1. In this appeal, the appellant challenges the […]
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Sandeep Sharma Indu Bala Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh On 22 May 2018 Law Point: Sections 498A, 304B, 34 — Normal rule is of bail and not jail — Court has to keep in mind nature of accusations, nature of evidence in support thereof, severity of punishment, character of accused, […]
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pankaj Bhandari BASRAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THR. P.P. On 7 March 2018 Law Point: Section 304B — Bail — Dowry Death — Charge sheet not filed within period of 90 days — Date of remand included in calculating period of 90 days or 60 days — Holiday on last day […]
PATNA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Ravi Ranjan, J. & Prakash Chandra Jaiswal Ashok Prasad Sah @ Ashok Prasad Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 May 1994 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 201 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 113B — Dowry Death — Disappearance of Evidence — Presumption — Prosecution utterly and […]
CALCUTTA HIGH COURT JUSTICE Siddhartha Chattopadhyay Nabin Chandra Giri & Ors. Vs. State Of West Bengal On 27 November 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304B, 498A — Dowry Death — Cruelty — Circumstantial Evidence — Benefit of doubt — No convincing evidence that deceased subjected to torture soon before her death […]
Patna High Court JUSTICE Aditya Kumar Trivedi Triloki Rai & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 18 December 2017 Law Point: Section 304B — Dowry Death — Death of deceased by sustaining burn injuries within 7 years of marriage — Absence of conclusive evidence of demand of dowry as well as torture soon before death […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Shiv Dhar & Anr. Vs. State Of Madhya Pradesh On 6 April 2017 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 306, 304B, 498A — Cruelty — Dowry Death — Abetment to Suicide — Appeal against Conviction — There is no dispute as to nature of […]