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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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Dowry Prohibition Act

Supreme Court Cautions Against Turning Bail Orders into Marital Settlements

The Supreme Court has set aside a condition imposed by the Jharkhand High Court that made the grant of anticipatory bail dependent on the husband resuming marital life with his wife. The apex court observed that such a condition is beyond the legal scope and could create further complications. Brief Facts of the Case Anil […]

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Misuse of Dowry Law Exposed — Court Protects Retired Army Officer and Family from False Case

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Neena Bansal Krishna, J. xxxxx Versus xxxxx on 28 June, 2025 Law Point:  JUDGEMENT 1. The aforesaid two Writ Petitions have been filed on behalf of the Petitioners, who are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the Complainant/ Respondent No.2 , under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section […]

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Old Army Parents Dragged in False 498A Case

Delhi High Court cancelled a criminal case under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Act filed against a retired Army officer, his wife, and daughter. The Court said the complaint was vague, without any proof, and seemed to be made only to harass the husband and his family after he filed for divorce. Brief Facts of […]

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Dowry And Dowry Prohibtion Act, 1961

The dictionary defines dowry as money or property that a wife or wife’s family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures. Unlike what most people in India think, dowry has Babylonian origins. Dowry was regularly practised in Old Greece and the Roman Empire as well. In contrast, many scholars […]

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Daud Mohamad Aga and Ors. Vs. State

Court: High Court of Bombay Bench: JUSTICE T.K. Chandra Shekhara Das Daud Mohamad Aga and Ors. Vs. State On 03 March 1995 Law Point: Sections 34, 100, 109 and 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – State instituted prosecution against petitioners at instance of complainant – on basis of complaint […]

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V.P. Dhanesh Vs. State Of Jharkhand

Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Vikramaditya Prasad V.P. Dhanesh Vs. State Of Jharkhand On 23 September 2003 Law Point: Cognizance and proceedings under Section 498-A, IPC, legal and cannot be interfered with : Proceeding in respect of offences under Sections 3 and 4, Dowry Prohibition Act quashed.     JUDGEMENT   1. This application […]

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Saraswati Devi Vs. State of Jharkhand

Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Amareshwar Sahay Saraswati Devi Vs. State of Jharkhand On 03 March 2003 Law Point: Power under Section 311 of the Code can only be exercised, if the Court while hearing the case deems fit and proper to examine some witnesses for the ends of the Justice, to appreciate the […]

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Arun Singh vs State of UP

BRIEF FACTS: The complainant registered FIR, U/s 493 of IPC, and Sec- 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition act against the appellant herein, the allegations made in the F.I.R. were that complainant/Respondent No.-2 approached Appellants with the proposal of marriage of his daughter Jyoti, thereafter ring ceremony was performed and  marriage was finalized. Thereafter appellant […]

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