The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the misuse of anti-dowry law and said, "It is being used as a weapon to unnecessarily harass the husband and his family". The apex court's statement comes amid outrage over the suicide of a 34-year-old techie, Atul Subhash, over alleged harassment by his wife Nikita Singhania. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently quashed charges against a sister-in-law, accused of dowry harassment and cruelty, while holding the victim’s mother-in-law responsible for playing a significant role in making repeated demands for money and subjecting the victim to physical harassment. The victim, who married into the Yadav family on May 5, 1996, in Mumbai, claimed that her husband and …
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 …
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 …
