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- Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB report
- Wife filed criminal cases against husband’s parents under Section 498A for instigating their son to demand dowry from her; she lost case in SC for this reasonSection 498A: The Supreme Court has provided relief to a husband's parents. A wife filed criminal cases under Section 498A of the IPC alleg...12 Jan, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
- Gold gifts exchanged in 'Chhoochhak' ceremony don’t amount to dowry, says SC and gives relief to husband from dowry caseThe Supreme Court has relieved a husband from jail in a dowry case. The court ruled that demanding gold ornaments during a child's Chhoochh...08 Jan, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
- Husband gets six months’ jail in Section 498A case; Kerala HC says abuse behind closed doors needs no independent witnessesA husband has been jailed for six months in Kerala for harassing his wife under Section 498A. The Kerala High Court ruled that testimony fr...30 Dec, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
- Word spreads faster than wind about daughter-in-law being harassed for dowry: SCThe Supreme Court acquitted a woman accused of dowry harassment, overturning the conviction affirmed by the Uttarakhand High Court. Justice...29 Aug, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
- HC: Forced unnatural sex with wife amounts to cruelty under IPC 498A, the section known for dowry casesThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled on a case of unnatural sex within marriage. The court stated that forcing unnatural sex on a wife, alon...30 May, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
- Trial courts repeatedly making same mistakes in dowry death cases: SCThe Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted of cruelty and causing dowry death of his wife due to lack of specific evidence of cruelty or h...31 Jan, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
- Not allowing mother to meet child amounts to cruelty and harassment, says High CourtThe Bombay High Court upheld an FIR against a woman's in-laws for denying her access to her four-year-old daughter. The court deemed this '...12 Dec, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
- Amid Atul Subhash row, SC says mere harassment not sufficient to find accused guilty of abetting suicideThe Supreme Court emphasized that mere harassment isn't enough for abetment of suicide; direct or indirect incitement must be proven. The c...12 Dec, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
- Courts must exercise caution in dowry cases to prevent misuse of law: SCThe Supreme Court urged caution in dowry harassment cases to prevent misuse of the law against innocent family members. Observing a rising ...10 Dec, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
- Order of acquittal ought not be interfered with lightly, says SCA bench of justices U U Lalit and S R Bhat set aside the March 2019 judgement of the Madras High Court which had restored the order convict...06 Aug, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
- Taking custody of bride's jewellery for safety not cruelty under Section 498A of IPCTaking custody of daughter-in-law's jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme...14 Jan, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
- No special allegation, insufficient material against Tharoor, says court in wife's death caseThe judge also noted that there was no allegation of any demand of dowry and harassment by the accused and there was also nothing, even pri...19 Aug, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
- 35 years on, Supreme Court plugs gap that aided dowry death accusedWriting the judgment, CJI Ramana noted the disturbing trend of dowry deaths accounting for 40-50% of homicidal death of women in India and ...29 May, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
- For dowry-linked cruelty, Supreme Court restores ‘immediate arrest’The two-judge bench had ordered setting up of family welfare committees in every district which would examine the veracity of each complain...14 Oct, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
- 'Courts are not postoffice or mouthpiece of prosecution'The courts are not supposed to act as a postoffice or a mouthpiece of the prosecution, a Delhi court has said while it discharged a man of ...18 Aug, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
- Torture on bride to be continuous to qualify for legal redress: CourtCruelty or torture, as contemplated in section 498A of IPC denotes to a "continuous process" and the ingredients of the offence were not sa...13 Apr, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
- Mistress can't be booked for cruelty to wife: HCThe Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that a woman having an extra-marital affair with a married man cannot be booked und...24 Apr, 2008, 04.15 AM IST
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