False 498A: A husband wins false Section 498A, SC/ST Atrocity and dowry case filed by wife for personal vendetta 5 years ago. The wife even...

False Dowry and 498A case: The Supreme Court of India recently found a wife guilty of filing a false dowry and domestic violence case again...

Following the suicide of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging misuse of dowry and domestic vio...

The Supreme Court has introduced an eight-point framework for calculating alimony in divorce cases, addressing fairness and equity while sa...

Legal experts express concerns over the misuse of domestic violence and dowry harassment laws. They advocate for gender-neutral legislation...

A Bengaluru techie's suicide sparks calls for reform of Section 498A. Advocate Vikas Pahwa highlights misuse of the anti-dowry harassment l...

The Supreme Court urged caution in dowry harassment cases to prevent misuse of the law against innocent family members. Observing a rising ...

The Supreme Court raises concerns over the misuse of dowry harassment provisions, urging caution to avoid implicating innocent relatives of...

"We have protected pre-arrest or anticipatory bail provision in dowry harassment cases," said a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra a...

Under justice Goel’s orders police will first take a prima facie call on the truth or falsity of the charges levelled by a woman before arr...

On Thursday , the court broke away from the reigning perception to rule that in dowry cases, the account of the alleged victim need not be ...

Under the section, a man and his relatives can face imprisonment for up to three years as well as fine.

If the offence is made compoundable, it would allow the woman to settle the matter at the trial court level itself and withdraw the complai...

Now, the offence is non-compoundable and non-bailable which provides for immediate arrest of the accused.

"Mamata Banerjee has been an activist herself and she should have shown some sensitivity and take action against the MP," she said.

CPI(M) today termed the Supreme Court verdict on the anti-dowry law as "retrograde" and said it diluted the present legislation.

Opposing the demand for death penalty for rapists, Khaps in Haryana today said no law should be introduced in a hurry which can be misused.