THANE: The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi have booked a man and five members of his family for allegedly harassing his wife over demands for dowry and divorcing her illegally by pronouncing triple talaq over a phone call. Divorce by pronouncing talaq is prohibited under the Muslim Women Act, 2019, and the latest case is the fourth such instance in …
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that for a conviction on charges of abetment to suicide, the prosecution must establish not just continuous harassment but also a clear and proximate act by the accused that demonstrably pushed the victim to take their own life. In dismissing a criminal appeal challenging the acquittal of a man accused …
