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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Contradictory Dying Declarations and Lack of Corroboration. Benefit of Doubt Given for Murder Charge but Conviction for Cruelty Maintained Under Section 498A IPC.

The case involves three criminal appeals arising from the death of a young married woman within nine months of her marriage due to burn injuries. The ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry and Cruelty Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Compromise Reached in Matrimonial Dispute Under Sections 498A, 323, 506, 494 IPC and DP Act

The petitioners, who are the husband and his relatives, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) bef...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Quashing of Charges in Dowry Harassment Case. Revisional Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Going into Merits at Charge-Framing Stage Under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC.

The appellant, Pallavi, married Rajesh Kumar on 27th February 2009, which was a love marriage. She alleged that after her marriage, she was harassed b...

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High Court Allows Criminal Petition -- Quashes Charges Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Against Paramour -- Petitioner Granted Relief for Offences

The petitioner, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash the charge sheet against her in C.C. No. 25/2025, where she was Accused No. ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Proceedings initiated at Sahada Police Station set aside as all alleged incidents occurred within Nashik jurisdiction.

The applicants, family members of the husband, filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No. 126/2006 registered at ...

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Karnataka High Court Examines Quashing of Charges Under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC in Light of Suicide Note. Petitioners Argue Deceased’s Dying Declaration Absolves Them; Prosecution Argues Circumstantial Evidence of Dowry Harassment.

The case involves a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed by the husband and his parents seeking to quash...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Proceedings Against Parents-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. The court held that general and omnibus allegations against relatives of the husband without specific overt acts constitute an abuse of process of law under Section 482 CrPC.

The petitioners, who are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the complainant (respondent No.2), filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking qua...