Unfortunate That Age-Old Menace Of Dowry Death Still Exists In Society: Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Case Against Husband, In-Laws
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unfortunate That Age-Old Menace Of Dowry Death Still Exists In Society: Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Case Against Husband, In-Laws

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that merely because the deceased had scribed that no one is responsible in the death note, a court, while relying on the same, cannot quash the proceedings initiated against husband and in-laws for charges of cruelty and dowry death. The bench said “It is rather unfortunate that the age-old menace of dowry death still exists in our society today. Though progression has happened on every front, the cases of this kind which project the menace of dowry death is regressive.” As per the prosecution case, the couple got married on 24-10-2019. Findings The bench referred to Apex court judgment in Naresh Kumar v State of Haryana 2015 and said “Therefore, the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the death note blames none and the law cannot blame them, is noted only to be rejected, as it is for the petitioners to come out clean in a full blown trial.” Noting that the relationship between the accused No.1 and the daughter of the complainant, after marriage, lasted only for one year.

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In-Laws Who Tortured Daughter-In-Law Cannot Walk Away Scot-Free Even If Charge For Demanding Dowry Is Dropped In Chargesheet: Karnataka HC
1 week, 1 day ago

In-Laws Who Tortured Daughter-In-Law Cannot Walk Away Scot-Free Even If Charge For Demanding Dowry Is Dropped In Chargesheet: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against the in-laws of a woman who had tortured her. This being the observation in the summary of the charge sheet, merely because the offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act is dropped, it would not mean that mother-in-law and father-in-law, who have tortured the daughter-in-law, could walk away scot-free.” …

SC slams ‘casual’ bail in cases of dowry deaths
2 weeks, 3 days ago

SC slams ‘casual’ bail in cases of dowry deaths

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has expressed grave concern over the persistence of dowry deaths in India, cautioning that a lax approach in granting bail in such cases could erode public faith in the judiciary’s commitment to tackling the menace. Calling dowry deaths a “grave social concern”, the court underscored the need for heightened vigilance while dealing with bail pleas in such …

Murder for dowry: Bareilly court awards death to husband, in-laws
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Murder for dowry: Bareilly court awards death to husband, in-laws

Hindustan Times  

The additional district and sessions judge of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district court on Thursday awarded death sentence to a man and his parents after they were found guilty of his wife’s murder for dowry. The court said if in such cases leniency was adopted, it would lead to spurt in dowry killings. Farah was allegedly hacked to death by her …

Trial Courts Wrongly Convicting Persons For Dowry Death Misapplying S.304B IPC; Time For Judicial Academies To Step In : Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trial Courts Wrongly Convicting Persons For Dowry Death Misapplying S.304B IPC; Time For Judicial Academies To Step In : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while overturning the appellant/ accused's conviction under Section 304-B of the IPC, noted that while the Court has repeatedly laid down this provision's ingredients, the Trial Courts were committing the same mistakes repeatedly. “Therefore, even for attracting Section 113-B, the prosecution must establish that the deceased was subjected by the appellant to cruelty or harassment for or …

Man ends life, leaves note seeking changes in dowry act; wife booked for abetment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man ends life, leaves note seeking changes in dowry act; wife booked for abetment

India Today  

The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday. Nitin Padiyar, 28, had ended his life on January 20 after leaving behind a suicide note in which he urged the government to make changes to the Dowry …

7-yr RI to Telangana Man for Dowry Torture Leading to Death
1 month, 3 weeks ago

7-yr RI to Telangana Man for Dowry Torture Leading to Death

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The LB Nagar court on Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment for seven years and a fine of Rs 3,000 for dowry harassment leading to the suicide of his 20-year-old wife. A video of the victim filming the act, which was recovered from her phone, and witness testimony of the house owner acted as the clinchers. The …

Chandigarh: Nine months on, man, parents booked for dowry death
2 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: Nine months on, man, parents booked for dowry death

Hindustan Times  

Nine months after a woman from Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh died in Chandigarh, police have booked her husband and his family for dowry death. Taslima’s family alleged that her in-laws, on the pretext of providing her treatment for not being able to conceive a child, had brought her to Chandigarh on April 1, 2024, where they killed her. The victim’s …

Death, tragedy and serious accusations in Bengaluru
3 months ago

Death, tragedy and serious accusations in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

What can we learn from the tragic death by suicide of a Bengaluru techie tormented by demands he said his estranged wife and her family were making on him? A brief historical detour Satya Rani Chadha who became the face of the anti-dowry movement after her pregnant daughter was killed sitting on the steps of the Supreme Court of India …

Atul Subhash death case: PIL in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry and domestic violence laws
3 months, 1 week ago

Atul Subhash death case: PIL in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry and domestic violence laws

The Hindu  

In the aftermath of the 34-year-old techie's death in Bengaluru, a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court has sought the appointment of an expert committee to review and reform the existing dowry and domestic violence laws to stop their misuse. The PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari sought the setting up of a committee comprising former Supreme Court Judges, …

"Vague Allegations": Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand
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3 months, 1 week ago

"Vague Allegations": Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case for abetment of suicide against a man who was accused of abetting his wife's suicide after 15 years of marriage, over the demand of dowry. In quashing the case against the accused, the court noted: "It appears from the record that the sister of defacto complaint/opposite party no.2 committed suicide after 14 …

After Bengaluru techie suicide, plea in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry laws
3 months, 1 week ago

After Bengaluru techie suicide, plea in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry laws

India Today  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to introduce guidelines for misuse and abuse of dowry laws following the suicide of a Bengaluru-based software engineer. The court had flagged the abuse of Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code, where the husband and his relatives are unnecessarily dragged into criminal cases alleging domestic cruelty against the …

'Married women misusing laws': Supreme Court's big remark after Bengaluru techie dies by suicide
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3 months, 1 week ago

'Married women misusing laws': Supreme Court's big remark after Bengaluru techie dies by suicide

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the rampant use of cruelty law by married women to harass their husbands and in-laws for selfish interests. The concern from the Supreme Court came amid growing demands for justice for 34-year-old Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide after accusing his former wife of filing false cases against him to …

Woman Died Within 4 Walls Of In-Laws' Home And Was Cremated Hurriedly: Rajasthan HC Overturns 22-Yr-Old Acquittal In Dowry Death Case
3 months, 1 week ago

Woman Died Within 4 Walls Of In-Laws' Home And Was Cremated Hurriedly: Rajasthan HC Overturns 22-Yr-Old Acquittal In Dowry Death Case

Live Law  

" This Court also observes that in the instant case, the crime in question took place within the four-walls of the victim's matrimonial house and therefore, in such a circumstance the burden is upon the in-laws who were present in the house to explain the facts and the circumstances under which the incident in question has taken place, by virtue …

UP man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Pratapgarh: A court convicted a man of killing his wife in an eleven-year-old dowry-murder case and sentenced him to life imprisonment, a lawyer said on Thursday. The court of district sessions Judge Abdul Shahid also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him. District government advocate Yogesh Sharma said Kavita Tripathi married Ashok Kumar Tiwari in December 2010. After hearing …

Husband, father-in-law booked for dowry death 2 yrs after woman’s suicide
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Husband, father-in-law booked for dowry death 2 yrs after woman’s suicide

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: More than one-and-a-half-years after a 29-year-old woman died by suicide at her apartment in Kharghar, police have booked her husband and father-in-law for dowry death following an order issued by the magistrate’s court in Panvel. Husband, father-in-law booked for dowry death 2 yrs after woman’s suicide “I travelled for over 15 hours from Ahmednagar to Panvel for each …

Husband Committing Suicide Due To Wife's Illicit Relationship No Ground To Convict For Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Husband Committing Suicide Due To Wife's Illicit Relationship No Ground To Convict For Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that a husband committing suicide allegedly due to his wife having an illicit relationship with another man cannot be a ground to convict the wife for charges of abetment to suicide. It said “The act of accused persons having illicit relationship does not amount to abetment to commit suicide. On going through the evidence …

Wife Threatening To Commit Suicide, Filing False Dowry Harassment Case Would Amount To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife Threatening To Commit Suicide, Filing False Dowry Harassment Case Would Amount To Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court

Live Law  

Granting divorce to a husband, the Madras High Court recently observed that a wife threatening to commit suicide would amount to cruelty. The court also noted that the wife had filed false dowry harassment case against the husband and his family which had tarnished the family's image. The court thus noted that the wife had used the false dowry harassment …

Dowry is still a dream-killer in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Dowry is still a dream-killer in Kerala

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article contains references to suicide. The IMA would continue to fight such regressive tendencies which brings disrepute to “the field of modern medical science and the medical fraternity,” its State president Joseph Benaven and State secretary K. Sasidharan said. Data paint a grim picture Yet, the fact remains that legal deterrents such as the Dowry Prohibition …

6,450 dowry deaths in 2022: Shahana's suicide brings to the fore the menace of dowry
1 year, 3 months ago

6,450 dowry deaths in 2022: Shahana's suicide brings to the fore the menace of dowry

Op India  

In continuance of numerous dowry deaths over the years, yet another girl lost her life to the exorbitant dowry demand of the groom and his family. In Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, a 26-year-old doctor named Shahana died by suicide after her boyfriend Dr EA Ruvais refused to have nikah with her as her family could not fulfil the dowry demand. In July …

Money Exchanged 10 Days Before Victim's Death Gives Presumption Of ‘Dowry Death’: Calcutta High Court Upholds Husband’s Conviction
1 year, 6 months ago

Money Exchanged 10 Days Before Victim's Death Gives Presumption Of ‘Dowry Death’: Calcutta High Court Upholds Husband’s Conviction

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by a husband and his brother who were convicted by the trial court under Section 498A and 304B of the IPC, for causing the ‘dowry death’ of the victim, who poisoned herself and her daughter in her matrimonial home. Brief Background The appellants had been convicted by the trial court under …

Woman ends life, blames dowry harrassment
1 year, 8 months ago

Woman ends life, blames dowry harrassment

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Allegedly harassed for additional dowry, a 22-year-old B. Kavitha died by suicide at their rented house in Katedan under Mailardevpally Police Station of Cyberabad on Thursday. Kavitha’s brother Golla Yaganti in his complaint to police said that at the time of marriage, they gave Rs 10 lakh cash, gold weighing 15 tolas and house articles as dowry. Yaganti said …

6 months into marriage, woman burnt alive for dowry in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur
1 year, 9 months ago

6 months into marriage, woman burnt alive for dowry in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur

Hindustan Times  

A woman, who was married six months ago, was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws on demand of dowry in a village under police station Bamanwas in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur, police said on Monday. Manish Sharma, station house officer of Bamanwas police station, said a man filed a complaint on May 20, saying that his daughter was burnt alive by …

Dowry death: Husband among 5 booked after Ludhiana’s Jagraon woman dies
1 year, 11 months ago

Dowry death: Husband among 5 booked after Ludhiana’s Jagraon woman dies

Hindustan Times  

Around 10 months after her love marriage, a woman has been allegedly murdered by her in-laws for dowry in Sherpur Kalan village of Jagraon. The victim’s father alleged that soon after the marriage, Lovepreet’s husband and other relatives started harassing her for not bringing dowry. The accused are the victim’s husband Gurinder Singh, father-in-law Atma Singh, brother-in-law Jadu, sister-in-law Guggu …

‘Demand After Marriage Sufficient to be Considered Dowry’: Kerala HC in Vismaya Case
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Demand After Marriage Sufficient to be Considered Dowry’: Kerala HC in Vismaya Case

News 18  

Refusing to accept the argument that there was no demand for dowry before or at the time of marriage, the Kerala High Court recently observed that a subsequent demand is sufficient to attract punishment under the Dowry Prohibition Act. Taking note of the material available on record, the court noted that the subsequent conduct on Kumar’s part showed that after …

Letter of dowry victim leads to conviction of four accused
2 years, 3 months ago

Letter of dowry victim leads to conviction of four accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In among her last acts of desperation, a woman wrote a note to her brother detailing the torture by her husband and his family, and hid in her undergarments, She then drowned her two daughters and committed suicide in 2014. Police said Shanoor had drowned her two daughters, Afsheen and Zubia, and died by suicide in their house in …

Indian Woman Dies By Suicide In New York After 'Torture' By In-Laws For Son, Dowry
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian Woman Dies By Suicide In New York After 'Torture' By In-Laws For Son, Dowry

ABP News  

New Delhi: A woman belonging from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor died by suicide in New York after her husband and in-laws tortured her for dowry and hot giving birth to a son, reported news agency ANI. Mandeep Kaur, was married in 2015 soon after which her in-laws moved to New York and her husband stated torturing her, the news agency quoted …

Dowry Death | S.113B Of Evidence Act Casts A Reverse Burden On Accused To Disprove Prosecution Case: Kerala High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Dowry Death | S.113B Of Evidence Act Casts A Reverse Burden On Accused To Disprove Prosecution Case: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that in dowry death cases, Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act casts a reverse burden on the accused to disprove the prosecution case. Upon appreciating the evidence in the case, the Court examined the essentials required to constitute an offence of dowry death under Section 304B. Therefore, finding that the prosecution failed …

Wife Living Separately Commits Suicide In Parental House: Karnataka High Refuses To Quash Dowry Death Case Against Husband Citing Disputed Facts
2 years, 8 months ago

Wife Living Separately Commits Suicide In Parental House: Karnataka High Refuses To Quash Dowry Death Case Against Husband Citing Disputed Facts

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a husband seeking to quash a case of dowry death registered against him under Sections 304B and 498A of IPC, after his wife, living separately since over two years, committed suicide in her parental house. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while dismissing the petition filed by one …

Woman Commits Suicide After 17 Yrs Of Marriage: Telangana High Court Says No Presumption Of Abetment Against Husband
2 years, 8 months ago

Woman Commits Suicide After 17 Yrs Of Marriage: Telangana High Court Says No Presumption Of Abetment Against Husband

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court recently refused to apply presumption of abetment against a man whose wife committed suicide after 17 years of marriage. Justice K. Surender observed: "When there are no specific allegations in the background of the 1st respondent/A1 taking care of the deceased in all respects as admitted by P.Ws.1 to 3, it cannot be said that only …

Vismaya Dowry Death: Husband Kiran Kumar Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction & Sentence
2 years, 8 months ago

Vismaya Dowry Death: Husband Kiran Kumar Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Conviction & Sentence

Live Law  

Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case has approached the Kerala High Court challenging his conviction and the sentence imposed on him by the trial court.Justice Kauser Edappagath admitted the appeal and issued notice to the respondents. Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case has approached the Kerala High Court challenging his conviction and …

‘Better to die together’: Suicide note paints grim picture of torture on Rajasthan sisters
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Better to die together’: Suicide note paints grim picture of torture on Rajasthan sisters

Hindustan Times  

The three sisters married to three brothers were firm in their unfortunate resolve. “It wasn’t the first time she was beaten.” “Had we lodged a police complaint, my daughters would have been alive.” The sisters’ father is a landless labourer who has six daughters and a son. Santosh Meena’s husband had died almost two decades ago in an accident, and …

Husband found guilty in Vismaya dowry death case
2 years, 9 months ago

Husband found guilty in Vismaya dowry death case

The Hindu  

The Kollam Additional Sessions Court on Monday found Kiran Kumar, the only accused in Vismaya dowry death case, guilty. Vismaya, a 24-yer-old BAMS student was found dead on June 21, 2021 and as per the 500-page chargesheet submitted before Sasthamcotta Judicial Magistrate Court, she was forced to take the extreme step due to consistent dowry harassment. Dismissed from service Kiran …

Bhopal: Woman ends life due to dowry harassment, husband and in-laws booked
2 years, 11 months ago

Bhopal: Woman ends life due to dowry harassment, husband and in-laws booked

India Today  

After a 26-year-old married woman allegedly ended her life by hanging herself, Awadhpuri police in Bhopal registered a case of dowry against her husband and in-laws. The incident happened in Bhopal's New Foes colony on March 20 and after three days of investigation, police booked the husband and his family members. According to police, the victim allegedly ended her life …

Dowry Death- "Crime Evident Of Heartless Husband's Callous Greed": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Burning Wife
3 years, 1 month ago

Dowry Death- "Crime Evident Of Heartless Husband's Callous Greed": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Burning Wife

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Husband who has been accused of burning her 22-year-old wife and thereafter, burying her dead body was buried at a secret place in connection with the demand of dowry.The Bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav denied bail to Bablu as the court remarked that the alleged act of husband was evident …

Kerala HC grants bail to husband of law student who died by suicide
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala HC grants bail to husband of law student who died by suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to the husband of a 21-year-old law student who died by suicide leaving behind a note blaming him, his parents and a police officer for taking the extreme step. Subsequently, the husband had moved a second bail plea claiming that the police officer was responsible for the law student taking the …

Ludhiana: Pregnant woman's husband, in-laws arrested for dowry death
3 years, 2 months ago

Ludhiana: Pregnant woman's husband, in-laws arrested for dowry death

India Today  

In a shocking incident, police arrested the husband and in-laws for allegedly killing a pregnant woman for dowry in Ludhiana. The victim, a 24-year-old woman, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Heera Nagar of Moti Nagar and her in-laws attempted to term it as 'suicide'. Victim harassed for dowry The victim had married Gagandeep about a year-and-half ago and …

Need For A legislative Overhaul Of Dowry Prohibition Statutes
3 years, 2 months ago

Need For A legislative Overhaul Of Dowry Prohibition Statutes

Live Law  

The Department of Women Welfare in Uttar Pradesh has sought affidavits from public servants declaring that they have received no dowry when they got married. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was enacted to prohibit the "giving and receiving of dowry". Criminalizing the "unwilling act" of the victim and her family is the primary obstacle in serving justice, Section 3 of …

Suhail wanted Rs 40 lakh in dowry, my daughter stood firm by her values: Mofiya's father
3 years, 3 months ago

Suhail wanted Rs 40 lakh in dowry, my daughter stood firm by her values: Mofiya's father

India Today  

The husband of Mofiya Parveen, the 21-year-old law student who committed suicide in Kerala, allegedly hounded her for dowry on several occasions and even demanded Rs 40 lakh from her father after getting married. Speaking exclusively to India Today, Mofiya’s father Dilshad said she did not agree to her husband Muhammed Suhail and in-laws’ insistent demands for dowry, even after …

'Can't Take This, God Won't Forgive You': Another Alleged Dowry Death in Kerala as 22-yr-old Kills Self
3 years, 3 months ago

'Can't Take This, God Won't Forgive You': Another Alleged Dowry Death in Kerala as 22-yr-old Kills Self

News 18  

A 22-year-old LLB student died by suicide on November 22 after allegedly being harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry, the latest case in a series of similar incidents in Kerala. In a note allegedly written by Moufiya Parveen, she said she was being mentally harassed while her husband claimed she was mentally unwell. Police have registered a case …

In-laws Kill 21-Year-Old Woman Over Dowry in Bihar’s Nawada
3 years, 5 months ago

In-laws Kill 21-Year-Old Woman Over Dowry in Bihar’s Nawada

News 18  

A 21-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws after her parents failed to meet the dowry demands in Bihar’s Nawada on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Bihar Police, the woman’s parents have lodged a complaint with the Kashichak police station alleging that their daughter was murdered by her in-laws for dowry. A senior officer of …

Woman poisoned to death by in-laws over dowry in UP, husband among 6 booked
3 years, 6 months ago

Woman poisoned to death by in-laws over dowry in UP, husband among 6 booked

India Today  

A woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district after her family did not fulfil their demand for dowry, police said on Wednesday. The woman's husband and five in-laws have been booked in connection with the incident that occurred on Tuesday in Azad Chowk locality of the district. According to a complaint filed by …

Kerala Dowry Death: Vismaya Driven to Suicide Due to Harassment, Says Chargesheet
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala Dowry Death: Vismaya Driven to Suicide Due to Harassment, Says Chargesheet

News 18  

Kerala police on Friday submitted the chargesheet in the Vismaya case in which an Ayurveda medical student was found dead in her husband’s house under mysterious circumstances after she had complained of dowry harassment. The 500-page chargesheet says Vismaya committed suicide due to dowry harassment and there were 102 witnesses and 56 pieces of evidence including digital ones. A day …

Kerala: 19-year-old harassed by in-laws for dowry found dead at home, family alleges murder
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala: 19-year-old harassed by in-laws for dowry found dead at home, family alleges murder

India Today  

A 19-year-old woman, allegedly facing dowry harassment by her in-laws, was found dead at home nearly three months after her marriage in Kerala. READ: Kerala woman found dead days after she alleged dowry harassment by husband The victim's family alleged that even after receiving 51 sovereigns of gold and a car as dowry, the in-laws had been demanding Rs 10 …

Three Dowry-related Deaths in Kerala Over 24 Hours Stirs Anger, SIT to Probe Cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Three Dowry-related Deaths in Kerala Over 24 Hours Stirs Anger, SIT to Probe Cases

News 18  

Three recent cases of suspected dowry deaths in Kerala has led to outrage and demands for changes in law preventing such incidents. A 24-year-old woman was found dead with burn injuries in her rented home where she was staying with her husband in Thiruvanathapuram’s Vizhinjam area, police said on Tuesday. WhatsApp Case The deaths were reported on Monday hours after …

Dowry Death- Society Has Got The Wrong Message That In-Laws Can Easily Escape Liability If They Live Separately From Victim: Madras HC
3 years, 11 months ago

Dowry Death- Society Has Got The Wrong Message That In-Laws Can Easily Escape Liability If They Live Separately From Victim: Madras HC

Live Law  

While refusing to suspend the sentence awarded to a couple convicted for the offence under Section 498-A of IPC, the Madras High Court recently observed that the first and foremost responsibility of the parents is to groom their children as responsible citizens. The Court further added, "Taking advantage of that, a wrong message has gone to the Society that the …

Dowry Death - No Conviction Under Section 304B IPC If Unnatural Death Is Not Established : Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Dowry Death - No Conviction Under Section 304B IPC If Unnatural Death Is Not Established : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the offence of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code cannot be made out if the cause of death has not been established as unnatural.The Court also held that it has to be shown that the deceased wife was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with demand for dowry soon …

[Section 304B IPC] Failure To Lodge FIR Complaining Dowry & Harassment Before Death Of Victim Inconsequential: SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 7 months ago

[Section 304B IPC] Failure To Lodge FIR Complaining Dowry & Harassment Before Death Of Victim Inconsequential: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The failure to lodge an FIR complaining of dowry and harassment before the death of the victim is inconsequential, observed the Supreme Court while setting aside the Allahabad High Court order that granted bail to a man who was convicted in a dowry death case. In appeal before the High Court, he contended that the No FIR in relation to …

Woman commits suicide, husband, mother-in-law booked for harassment
4 years, 7 months ago

Woman commits suicide, husband, mother-in-law booked for harassment

India TV News  

A woman committed suicide by allegedly consuming a poisonous substance as she was fed up of being harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry, police said on Wednesday. Nain Kanwar wife of Vikram Singh, resident of Dolisarna village allegedly consumed poisonous substance at her home on Tuesday afternoon reportedly after a domestic brawl, DSP and Circle Officer Gangdhar Brijmohan …

Husband, in-laws booked for dowry after death of pregnant woman in Patiala
5 years, 3 months ago

Husband, in-laws booked for dowry after death of pregnant woman in Patiala

Hindustan Times  

The district police have booked the husband in-laws of a 29-year-old pregnant woman after postmortem reports cleared that she had died due to abdominal injuries after she was allegedly thrashed by her in-laws. According to police, the accused have been identified as victim’s husband Harwinder Singh, mother-in-law Kiranpal and father-in-law Roshan Lal, all residents of Kaithal. Inspector Sukhdev Singh, station …

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