The woman, a resident of Sinthee, approached the court to register a case after she claimed the physical assault continued even after she g...

"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...

The training programme seeks to make party workers aware of the “Nitish style of politics” and its “positive impact” on the state’s develop...

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...

The minister is supported by women activists who argue that dowry harassment is one of the most under-reported crimes.

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

By making an offence compoundable, contesting parties get an option to compromise their issues outside the court and avoid a trial.

According to Section 498A of IPC, husband of a woman or his relatives subjecting her to cruelty shall be punishable with imprisonment for u...

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

"SIFF wants that the section 498-A of IPC and the Domestic Violence Act must be amended and merged into a single law."

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

Agrawal said that officers are "scared" to appoint women as their PA after the passage of the bill to prevent sexual harassment of women at...

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.

The Women and Child Development Ministry is eliciting views of other ministries before amending the anti-dowry Act, the Rajya Sabha was inf...

Arjun Singh is embroiled in a controversy after Uttar Pradesh police registered a case against him and his family on the charge that his gr...