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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 vague and omnibus allegations against family members without specific instances of cruelty or harassment are liable to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC.

The petitioners, who are the parents-in-law of the complainant (respondent No.2), filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case. Demand to Stop Taking Rent Not Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC; Dying Declaration Unreliable.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Eknath Rajaram Pawar, Anita Eknath Pawar, and Nandkumar Eknath Pawar (respondents/accused) ...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Complaint at Parental Home in Section 498A IPC Case — Jurisdiction Based on Continuing Offence and Consequences Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179.

The case involved a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Sections 177, 178...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case, Holding That Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction. The court ruled that cruelty under Section 498A IPC is a continuing offence and its consequences ensue at the parental home, conferring jurisdiction under Section 179 CrPC.

The case involves a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Pr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand Soon Before Death. State fails to prove that deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand shortly before suicide.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Nagpur, acquitting the respondents (accused) of offences under...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Harassment Soon Before Death. Conviction under Section 304-B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Proximate Link Between Cruelty and Death Within Seven Years of Marriage.

The appellant, Murlidhar s/o Kashinath Mehtre, was convicted by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Buldana, for offences under Section 304-...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 set aside as prosecution failed to prove dowry demand soon before death.

The case pertains to the death of Shaheen, who was married to Abdul Aziz (accused No. 2) on 12th April 1996. After marriage, she resided with her husb...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree on Ground of Cruelty, Sets Aside Family Court Order. Isolated instances of verbal abuse and filing of false complaints do not constitute cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The appellant-wife and respondent-husband were married on 20.5.1994 at Sumerpur, Rajasthan according to Hindu Vedic rites. After marriage, the wife re...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction of Husband and Father-in-Law for Dowry Harassment and Abetment to Suicide. Appeal Challenges Validity of Dying Declarations and Credibility of Related Witnesses Under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appeal arose from a conviction by the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Nanded, in Sessions Case No. 53 of 1992, convicting the husband (accused No....