Dowry Death

Women in marriages with 'colour of legality' also protected under Section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court
Allahabad High Court allows trial of man for dowry death of live-in partner
Relatives of dowry death victims not interested witnesses, their testimonies cannot be discarded: Supreme Court
Dowry Demand: Kerala High Court permits doctor accused of abetting girlfriend's suicide to rejoin PG course
Need to educate people that sex of child depends on son, not daughter-in-law: Delhi High Court
Karnataka High Court denies bail to Police SI accused of caste abuse, causing dowry death of wife
Allahabad High Court sets aside acquittal in 1994 dowry death case; asks trial court to pass fresh order
Dowry deaths not just about male dominance; women themselves perpetuate hostility on their counterparts: Delhi High Court
Dying declaration discarded to acquit a person cannot be basis for convicting co-accused: Supreme Court
Husband's extramarital affair not ground to assume dowry death under Section 304B IPC: Delhi High Court
Second marriage after death of first wife not ground to disqualify father as natural guardian of child: Delhi High Court
Mere unnatural death of wife in matrimonial home within 7 years of marriage not enough to convict husband for dowry death: Supreme Court
Mother-in-law asking daughter-in-law to be perfect in household work is not cruelty under Section 498A IPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court
Not providing medical treatment does not amount to cruelty: Mumbai court acquits man, family accused of abetting wife's suicide
Husband not entitled to claim Stridhan if convicted for murdering wife: Punjab & Haryana High Court
[Section 304B IPC] Message must go that anyone who commits offence of dowry death will be dealt with iron hand: Supreme Court
Dowry demand even by rich persons against poor family members of wife is rampant: Bombay High Court
Merely because accused is liable under Section 498A does not mean he is guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306: Kerala High Court
[Section 498A] Husband forcing wife to accept his extramarital affair, asking money to sustain such affair is cruelty: Madras High Court
[Vismaya Dowry Death] Kerala High Court issues notice to State in appeal by husband Kiran Kumar
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