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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Abuse of Process. The court found allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 354 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, to be vague, delayed, and improbable, with no prior complaints or medical proof, rendering the FIR an abuse of process under Section 482 CrPC.

25 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court of India addressed criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court's refusal to quash FIR...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Unnatural Death Within Seven Years of Marriage. Conviction under Section 304-B IPC and Section 3 of Dowry Prohibition Act set aside as prosecution failed to establish essential ingredients of dowry death.

25 Oct 2025

The appellants, Raju Appasab Ghend, Appasab Siddappa Ghend, and Smt. Laxmibai W/o Appasab Ghend, were convicted by the learned VI Addl. District & Ses...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Daughter's Claim for Partition in Gond Community Ancestral Property — Burden on Defendants to Prove Custom Excluding Female Inheritance. The court held that under Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the Act does not apply to Scheduled Tribes, and the burden to prove a custom excluding female inheritance lies on the party asserting it, which the defendants failed to discharge.

10 Oct 2025

The appellant, Sau. Barula w/o Namdeo Kodape, filed a second appeal against the judgment and order dated 18.07.2023 passed by the learned District Jud...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Quash FIR in Dowry Harassment Case. Allegations of Cruelty and Dowry Demand Under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Require Trial.

6 Dec 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings arising from FIR No.82 of 2022 registered und...

High Court

Karnataka High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment to Divorced Widow Despite Mutual Divorce, Holding That Divorce Does Not Automatically Disqualify Claim Under Karnataka Civil Services (Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996. The court set aside the rejection of the appellant's claim for compassionate appointment and family pension, directing reconsideration without treating the divorce as a bar.

15 Nov 2022

The appellant, Smt. Surekha, was married to Prakash Doshetty, a teacher who died in harness on 29.10.2019. She claimed compassionate appointment and f...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit Based on Daughter's Inheritance Rights Under Pre-1956 Hindu Law. Property Deemed Self-Acquired, Daughter Inherits by Succession, Not Survivorship, Under Mitakshara Principles, Leading to Partition Decree for Appellants.

20 Jan 2022

The dispute arose from a partition suit filed by Thangammal, claiming a 1/5th share in properties originally owned by Marappa Gounder. The suit was di...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case. Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty or Dowry Demand Soon Before Death Under Sections 498-A, 304B, 302 IPC.

3 Feb 2020

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 30th September 1999 passed by the III Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur in Ses...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Mother Against Father for Custody of Minor Child. Father's Custody Held Not Unlawful as Both Parents Have Equal Rights; Dispute to Be Adjudicated Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

15 Jan 2020

The petitioner, Mrs. Namita Mahendra Thanai, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking production of her mi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Adoption and Hindu Women's Property Rights Case — Widow's Adoption in 1953 Does Not Extinguish Her Limited Estate Under Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937. The court held that the widow's adoption of a son does not divest her of the limited estate she inherited from her husband under the 1937 Act, and the adopted son does not acquire any right to the property during her lifetime.

19 Oct 2018

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court concerning the effect of adoption by a widow in 1953 on her rights under the Hindu Wome...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Partition Suit Due to Remarriage Before Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14 Benefit Not Available to Widow Who Remarried Prior to Act's Commencement

20 Oct 2011

The case involves a second appeal filed by the heirs of the original plaintiff, Sitabai Narhari Rakshe, against the dismissal of her suit for partitio...

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