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All HC | Woman commits suicide after various cases against her, being subjected to harassment at matrimonial home. Can a case of abetment of suicide be established? HC discusses

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh-I, J., while discussing abetment of suicide, stated that: “…if some act either of omission or commission

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains

“Human affairs can never be disposed of by a rubber stamp approach or the application, virtually of mathematical formulae.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Restating the law on permissibility of quashing of criminal proceedings, Court directs SHO to conduct investigation following S. 41-A CrPC

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., addressed an issue in the criminal petition in light of Section 41-A of the Criminal Procedure Code,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Abuse of S. 498-A IPC by making vague allegations and roping in family members of husband: Courts to carefully scrutinize allegations

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Z.A. Haq and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., while allowing the present criminal application filed under

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Offences under Ss. 498-A IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act compounded in light of settlement between parties

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., addressed a matter with regard to the settlement of divorce proceedings. Parties in the present

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | When can Court presume under S. 113-A Evidence Act, that dowry death has been caused? HC explains

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of B.A. Patil and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court with regard to

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Adultery can only be committed after marriage, allegation of having relationship before marriage cannot be a ground of adultery; Divorce petition dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial appeal filed on behalf of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Court grants bail in dowry case reiterating liberty is very precious fundamental right which should be curtailed only when imperative

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection with the offences

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Amicable settlement in a case of matrimonial offence can be allowed for sake of social justice so as to maintain harmony in society

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J., allowed and further disposed of the petition in view of the matter being settled outside

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | ‘Cruelty can never be defined with exactitude and mental cruelty cannot be established by direct evidence’ Divorce granted as husband’s narration proved mental cruelty against him

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Singh and Narayan Singh Dhanik, JJ. contemplated an appeal filed against the judgment passed

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Allegations made held were omnibus as the petitioners didn’t stand to gain from any dowry received by their brother

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the petition after making minor changes to the sentence on the grounds of the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. made absolute the interim application for bail in a matrimonial case. An application

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Silence or implausible explanation on part of accused, not a presumption of guilt

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. allowed an

Case Briefs High Courts

False dowry case filed by daughter-in-law against mother-in-law amounts to abuse of process of the court; FIR against mother-in-law quashed: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.S Mudagal, J. slammed a daughter-in-law for filing a false case of dowry

Case Briefs High Courts

Framing of charges requires a prima facie case against the accused; evaluation of materials to assess conviction not required

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. dismissed the petitions filed by the accused

Case Briefs High Courts

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Dowry

All HC | Woman commits suicide after various cases against her, being subjected to harassment at matrimonial home. Can a case of abetment of suicide be established? HC discusses

All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains

Telangana HC | Restating the law on permissibility of quashing of criminal proceedings, Court directs SHO to conduct investigation following S. 41-A CrPC

Bom HC | Abuse of S. 498-A IPC by making vague allegations and roping in family members of husband: Courts to carefully scrutinize allegations

All HC | Offences under Ss. 498-A IPC and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act compounded in light of settlement between parties

Kar HC | When can Court presume under S. 113-A Evidence Act, that dowry death has been caused? HC explains

Del HC | Adultery can only be committed after marriage, allegation of having relationship before marriage cannot be a ground of adultery; Divorce petition dismissed

Utt HC | Court grants bail in dowry case reiterating liberty is very precious fundamental right which should be curtailed only when imperative

Utt HC | ‘Cruelty can never be defined with exactitude and mental cruelty cannot be established by direct evidence’ Divorce granted as husband’s narration proved mental cruelty against him

Pat HC | Allegations made held were omnibus as the petitioners didn’t stand to gain from any dowry received by their brother

P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified

Pak SC | Silence or implausible explanation on part of accused, not a presumption of guilt

False dowry case filed by daughter-in-law against mother-in-law amounts to abuse of process of the court; FIR against mother-in-law quashed: Karnataka HC

Framing of charges requires a prima facie case against the accused; evaluation of materials to assess conviction not required

General omnibus allegations are not enough to make a person liable under Section 498A IPC

In dowry cases, general & vague allegations cannot be treated as sufficient material to prosecute husband’s relatives

Law laid down in S. 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, explained

Interpretation of Section 304B of Indian Penal Code given