Dowry death social crime but can't convict husband without proof: Delhi court
8 years, 3 months ago

Dowry death social crime but can't convict husband without proof: Delhi court

India TV News  

To hang one's wife to death is a heinous crime but a husband cannot be convicted without any reliable evidence, a Delhi court has said while acquitting a man and his family members, all residents of east Delhi, in a 2008 murder and dowry death case. "Undoubtedly, it is a social and heinous crime to have the wife hanged to death but without any proper and reliable evidence, the court cannot by itself justify its conclusion of murder by the husband," Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra said. The court said prosecution has failed to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt, benefit of which must go in favour of the accused. It noted that the prosecution witnesses said that the demand for motorcycle was withdrawn as the woman's husband could not get driving licence due to his hearing and speaking disabilities.

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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 …

Delhi Man Takes Wife To Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, Hacks Her To Death To Pursue Extra Marital Affair
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi Man Takes Wife To Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, Hacks Her To Death To Pursue Extra Marital Affair

ABP News  

A 40-year-old woman from Delhi was murdered in cold blood by her husband under the pretence of taking her to the Maha Kumbh pilgrimage in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. However, the next morning, the homestay manager found the blood-soaked body of the wife and immediately alerted the police, reported NDTV. Ashok, who worked as a sanitation worker, was reportedly involved in …

Mere Demand For Dowry Not Offence U/S 498A IPC, Simpliciter Allegation Of Intimidation Not Harassment: Delhi High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Mere Demand For Dowry Not Offence U/S 498A IPC, Simpliciter Allegation Of Intimidation Not Harassment: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that mere demand for dowry is no offence under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and simpliciter allegation of intimidation does not constitute harassment.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while quashing an FIR registered by a wife against the relatives of the husband. The Delhi High Court has said that mere demand for …

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court

The Hindu  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife is not a rape and therefore, if any unnatural sex as defined under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is committed by the husband with his wife, then it too cannot treated as an offence. The court was hearing an appeal …

Man gets 800 days’ jail for fabricating evidence in dowry death case
1 month, 1 week ago

Man gets 800 days’ jail for fabricating evidence in dowry death case

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW In what appears to be a unique judgment, a Bareilly court on Friday awarded 800 days’ imprisonment to a man for producing fabricated evidence against an old couple and their son who he accused of domestic violence and causing the death of his daughter over dowry demands, prosecution officials said on Saturday. The officials said the court directed the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Delhi Police arrests man for killing girlfriend on suspicion of infidelity, staging her suicide
2 months ago

Delhi Police arrests man for killing girlfriend on suspicion of infidelity, staging her suicide

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police has arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly killing his girlfriend and attempting to stage her death as suicide, PTI reported on Saturday, citing officials. Delhi Police personnel keep vigil in New Delhi. Evidence suggested that someone entered the house through the roof, killed the woman, and tried to mislead the probe by trying to stage the death …

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 …

Delhi man finds wife with another person, tortures and beats him to death
3 months ago

Delhi man finds wife with another person, tortures and beats him to death

India Today  

A 21-year-old man was beaten to death after he was caught with the wife of another person at a house in Delhi's Shastri Park area, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Monday morning when the victim, Ritik Verma, was caught in a compromising situation with the accused's wife. "On Monday at about 11 am, when he was …

"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 …

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 …

‘Even acquittal can’t erase scars’: SC slams misuse of dowry laws
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Even acquittal can’t erase scars’: SC slams misuse of dowry laws

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned courts against the indiscriminate prosecution of a husband’s relatives in dowry harassment cases, rueing the growing tendency to implicate entire families in domestic disputes. “We have no hesitation to hold that the said observation of this court is in fact, sounding of a caution, against non-discharge of the duty to see whether implication of …

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry
4 months, 1 week ago

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj : A court in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of murdering his wife three years ago, police said on Wednesday. Additional Sessions and Special Judge Fast Track Court Phool Chand Kushwaha on Tuesday convicted the accused Jitendra Chauhan for killing wife Preeti Chauhan after harassing her for dowry, Additional Superintendent …

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 …

‘Marriage Can’t Survive False Criminal Charges’: Allahabad HC Dissolves Marriage Over Fake Dowry Charges
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Marriage Can’t Survive False Criminal Charges’: Allahabad HC Dissolves Marriage Over Fake Dowry Charges

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that no male or female spouse can be expected to continue in a marital relationship at the risk of malicious criminal prosecution as it dissolved the marriage between a couple. The court noted that in the case at hand, the wife had lodged a criminal complaint against her husband and his family members, accusing …

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant stance against the commercialisation of justice, the Delhi High Court has declared that cases involving allegations of sexual violence cannot be terminated through financial settlements. This observation came as the High Court declined to quash an FIR registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while deliberating on the case, …

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case

New Indian Express  

Apart from the compensation of Rs 10.5 lakh, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the accused. The prosecution had established that the child was a victim of circumstances who was forced into marriage by her maternal grandmother who was the only one in her family to sustain the living. As per the victim’s statement, she was …

Husband arrested after wife’s suicide in dowry case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Husband arrested after wife’s suicide in dowry case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Trombay police have taken a husband into custody on suspicions of dowry-related death after his wife died by suicide at their residence in Trombay. The victim’s mother alleged that her husband used to beat her often for money whenever he came home under the influence of alcohol. HT Image According to authorities, the FIR stemmed from a statement …

Giving Dowry An Offence But Bride & Family Admittedly Defy This Law And Go Unpunished Because Of Bar In Law, Alarming: Allahabad High Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Giving Dowry An Offence But Bride & Family Admittedly Defy This Law And Go Unpunished Because Of Bar In Law, Alarming: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court has elucidated on provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Uttar Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules, 1999 and observed that groom and his family are being prosecuted under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 merely based on the statements made by the bride and her family. Prima facie, this …

If a person dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’, the partner cannot be held accountable for abetting it, says High Court
11 months ago

If a person dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’, the partner cannot be held accountable for abetting it, says High Court

The Hindu  

April 18, 2024 05:05 am | Updated 05:05 am IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court has observed that a person cannot be held accountable for abetting the suicide of a partner who ends life due to “love failure”. “For the wrong decision taken by a man of weak or frail mentality, another person cannot be blamed as having …

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court
11 months ago

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court observed that if a “lover” dies by suicide due to “love failure”, then the woman cannot be held accountable for abetting the man’s suicide while granting pre-arrest bail to two persons in an abetment of suicide case. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Mahajan, in its April 16 order, held, "If a lover commits …

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges
1 year ago

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges

Hindustan Times  

Women misusing the law to level false rape allegations should be dealt with strictly, a Delhi court has said while initiating a trial against a woman for perjury. “.this court is of the considered opinion that it is in the interest of justice that cognizance of the offence of giving false evidence is taken.,” said additional sessions judge Jagmohan Singh …

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 …

UP: Man arrested for abetting wife’s suicide in Noida over dowry demands
1 year, 3 months ago

UP: Man arrested for abetting wife’s suicide in Noida over dowry demands

India TV News  

Crime news: A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abetting his wife’s suicide after conflict-riddled nine years of marriage in connection with dowry demands in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, the police said. The accused, who was a taxi driver by profession, was identified as Suneel and was arrested near the Garhi Chaukhandi roundabout, under Phase 3 police station limits, near …

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a man being prosecuted under Sections 302, 498A and 201 IPC, in relation to his wife’s death. The deceased’s biological father had given a statement under Section 161 CrPC, where it was recorded that after marriage, the deceased would come to his house and complain that the petitioner tortured her for …

Visakhapatnam: Jail for 3 in dowry death case
1 year, 4 months ago

Visakhapatnam: Jail for 3 in dowry death case

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Tenth Additional Sessions Court in Anakapalli on Tuesday convicted a man to 10 years in prison and his parents to seven years in prison after they were found guilty of driving a woman to suicide for dowry. The case was registered in PM Palem police station under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, …

Husband booked for faking himself as IT engineer
1 year, 4 months ago

Husband booked for faking himself as IT engineer

Hindustan Times  

The Uttam Nagar Police have lodged a case against a husband for faking himself as an IT professional to get married. After learning that he was a security guard who cheated on her, the wife filed an FIR. According to PSI Anuse of the Uttam Nagar police station, the victim filed an FIR under IPC section 498 A on Saturday. …

Offence of cruelty to wife inapplicable in live-in relationship: Kerala High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Offence of cruelty to wife inapplicable in live-in relationship: Kerala High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala High Court recently observed that punishments relating to cruelty to a married woman, under Indian Penal Code section 498A, cannot be applied to or invoked by women in live-in relationships. But, when there was no solemnisation of marriage at all, and only live in relationship on the basis of a marriage agreement, then the woman cannot seek shelter …

15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?
1 year, 5 months ago

15 years after Soumya Vishwanathan's murder, is Delhi safer for women now?

Hindustan Times  

While driving back home after a concert in the mid-2000s, Vidya Shah was chased by four men in a car near Delhi’s Nizamuddin colony one night. READ | Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment In 2008, National Crime Records Bureau data showed that there were 3,515 crimes recorded against women in Delhi. Delhi, …

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 Says Husband, Four Relatives Tried to Kill Her, Case Registered
1 year, 6 months ago

Woman Says Husband, Four Relatives Tried to Kill Her, Case Registered

News 18  

The police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have registered a case of attempt to murder against the husband and four relatives of a 21-year-old woman, an official said on Thursday. Inspector Pramod Kumbhar of Narpoli police station at Bhiwandi said that a Zero FIR’ was first registered in Buldhana district on the woman’s complaint before it was transferred to them as …

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that while looking at acts of 'mental cruelty', the courts must look at the married life of a couple as a whole and not merely a few isolated incidents.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also observed that mere filing of an FIR by wife is not sufficient …

Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that making false allegations of dowry harassment or rape against the husband’s family members is an act of extreme cruelty for which there can be no condonation. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a family court order which held a husband as entitled to divorce from …

Day-To-Day Bickering Between Husband & Wife Not ‘Cruelty’ Under Section 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Day-To-Day Bickering Between Husband & Wife Not ‘Cruelty’ Under Section 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri has recently held that cruelty contemplated u/s 498A would be different from general matrimonial disturbances faced by a couple, and that general allegations could not be made to establish a crime u/s 498A. In upholding the appellant’s conviction u/s 323 IPC for voluntarily causing hurt to his wife, while discharging him u/s …

Disturbing Pattern Emerging Where Accused Marries Rape Victim To Evade Criminal Charges, Abandons Her Once FIR Is Quashed: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Disturbing Pattern Emerging Where Accused Marries Rape Victim To Evade Criminal Charges, Abandons Her Once FIR Is Quashed: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that a disturbing pattern is emerging where in certain instances, the accused marries the rape victim to evade criminal charges and promptly abandons her once the FIR is quashed or bail is secured. "Shockingly, numerous cases have come to light where the accused deceitfully enters into a marriage under the guise of willingness, particularly …

Courts Should Not Draw Conclusions At Stage Of Bail About Promise Of Marriage, Such Finding Must Await Evaluation Of Evidence At Trial: Delhi HC
1 year, 9 months ago

Courts Should Not Draw Conclusions At Stage Of Bail About Promise Of Marriage, Such Finding Must Await Evaluation Of Evidence At Trial: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that it is neither appropriate nor feasible for courts to draw any conclusion or return any finding at the stage of bail of an accused as to whether a promise of marriage made to a prosecutrix was false or in bad faith.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani added that such a a finding or decision …

Delhi: Cop, wife shot at by two near Burari, couple hospitalised
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: Cop, wife shot at by two near Burari, couple hospitalised

India TV News  

A 35-year-old head constable of Delhi Police Special Cell and his wife were shot dead in Burari area of the capital Delhi on Friday. "A policeman, who is part of the Delhi Police Special Cell and his wife were shot at by 2 people. On Wednesday, around 2.30 PM, the Delhi Police received information about a murder in Rajouri Garden …

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 …

‘Their Married Life Cannot Be Disturbed For Sake Of Trial’: Punjab And Haryana High Court Quashes Rape Case As Accused Marries ‘Victim’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Their Married Life Cannot Be Disturbed For Sake Of Trial’: Punjab And Haryana High Court Quashes Rape Case As Accused Marries ‘Victim’

Live Law  

Quashing a rape case on the basis of compromise between the accused and complainant, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said their married life cannot be disturbed for the sake of trial in the FIR. to prevent abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice.’ In the case in hand the petitioner and respondent …

Conviction U/S 498A IPC Not Sustainable When Marriage Is Found To Be Null & Void : Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Conviction U/S 498A IPC Not Sustainable When Marriage Is Found To Be Null & Void : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the conviction under Section 498-A IPC would not be sustainable when the marriage was found to be null and void.In this case, the accused were convicted for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Supreme Court observed that the conviction under Section 498-A IPC …

Woman ends life over dowry harassment in Delhi's Govindpuri, blames husband
2 years, 5 months ago

Woman ends life over dowry harassment in Delhi's Govindpuri, blames husband

India Today  

A 25-year-old woman allegedly ended her life by hanging herself over dowry harassment in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, police said on Tuesday. On Saturday, a day before she ended her life, Gupta reached Govindpuri police station at around 10-11 pm where she was attended to by a lady constable, police said. A call was made to her husband, who said …

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 6 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

Section 304B IPC -Message Should Go That Dowry Death Shall Be Dealt With An Iron Hand: Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Section 304B IPC -Message Should Go That Dowry Death Shall Be Dealt With An Iron Hand: Supreme Court

Live Law  

Observing that "the legislative intent of incorporating IPC section 304­B was to curb the menace of dowry death with a firm hand" and that "in dealing with cases under section 304­B, such legislative intent has to be kept in mind", the Supreme Court has asserted that in the imposition of sentence for the offence of dowry death, "a strong message …

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 …

Forced to abort 14 times by live-in partner, Delhi woman dies by suicide
2 years, 8 months ago

Forced to abort 14 times by live-in partner, Delhi woman dies by suicide

India Today  

A 33-year-old woman killed herself after being allegedly forced to undergo abortions nearly 14 times by her live-in partner in Delhi. The police claimed that the victim died by suicide in the Jaitpur area of Southeast Delhi on July 5. The police found a suicide note from the house which revealed that she was in a relationship with a man …

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