Section 498-A IPC

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Raj HC | Allegation of woman set ablaze in view of dowry demand dismissed; Prosecution theory of homicidal death sheer exaggeration

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Kumari Prabha Sharma, JJ., dismissed the allegations of dowry demand, cruelty against the

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M.P. HC | Provisions of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 are applicable only against husband and not in-laws

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Shailendra Shukla, J., while addressing a anticipatory bail application, held that, “…applicability of the provisions of The Muslim Women

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Cal HC | Harassment by in-laws for woman’s black complexion is cruelty under S. 498-A IPC; Husband convicted for murdering wife over her black complexion

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sahidulla Munshi and Subhasis Dasgupta, JJ., upheld the conviction of accused-husband under Section 498-A IPC for the

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Gau HC | Refusal to wear “sakha & sindoor” is clear intention that a hindu wife is unwilling to continue conjugal life: Divorce decreed to husband

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Ajai Lamba, CJ and Soumitra Saikia, J., granted a decree of divorce to the appellant-husband on

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P&H HC | Disgruntled wives use provisions of S. 498- A IPC as a weapon rather than shield

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Jaishree Thakur, J., allowed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC and held that, “Disgruntled wives use the

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Bom HC | Family members should not be dragged without specific evidence against them, otherwise, S. 498-A IPC is unfortunately misused as a weapon

Delay in lodging a complaint cannot be used as a ritualistic formula for doubting prosecution case Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., addressed

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Bom HC | Accused having secured acquittal, presumption of innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by trial court

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court with regard to the acquittal of the accused,

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Bom HC | Allegations of Cruelty and Harassment, in absence of specific details, would not attract ingredients of Ss. 304B and 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and V.G. Bisht, JJ., dismissed the criminal appeal on finding the trial court’s

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Bom HC | A fatal impulse or an ill-fated thought of the deceased cannot fray the fabric of S. 306 IPC; Acquittal of in-laws for abetting suicide of woman upheld

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the respondent-accused were acquitted of

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Chh HC | Prospective accused is neither necessary nor a proper party in a writ petition seeking direction for registration of FIR and investigation into cognizable offence

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Full Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra, Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., has held that the prospective

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Bom HC | Murder convict set free where dying declaration had deceased’s thumb impression with clear ridges despite 100 percent burn injuries

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Deshmukh and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., allowed a criminal appeal filed against the order

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Bom HC | Law does not permit trial court to reconstruct a new theory of its own from residual parts of prosecution evidence to convict the accused 

Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted

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Del HC | Conviction under S. 498-A does not automatically render the accused liable to be held guilty under S. 306 IPC

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., set aside the order of the trial court challenged by the appellant, whereby the appellant was

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Ker HC | Anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a case under under S. 498-A IPC, observing the matter is purely matrimonial

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed this application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Bom HC explains “abetment by instigation” while acquitting in-laws of offences punishable under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had acquitted of the

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Jhar HC | Sentence of imprisonment modified in lieu of compensation to the victim wife under S. 498-A IPC

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J., modified the sentence of the trial court to the extent in lieu of compensation which should

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Del HC | Offensive conduct under S. 498-A IPC of a nature so as to drive woman to commit suicide not necessarily to be in connection with demand of dowry

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted for offences punishable under

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Bom HC | Magistrate’s Court at Mumbai held to have jurisdiction to try complaint under S. 498 A IPC although alleged offence committed in USA

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. dismissed a petition while reiterating the decisions of the Supreme Court in the case, Nikita v.

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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

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Bom HC | High Court upheld the decision of trial court in light of no evidence to hold the charge of “cruelty” under S. 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the State against the order of acquittal by the trial