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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Interstate Child Trafficking Case Due to Perverse High Court Orders and Absconding Accused. Bail Granted Without Considering Gravity of Offences Under Sections 363, 311, 370(5) IPC and Organized Nature of Racket.

15 Apr 2025

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of appeals filed by victims' families seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to 13 acc...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Eviction Order Against Daughter-in-Law Under Senior Citizens Act, Holds Maintenance Tribunal Cannot Be Used to Evict Wife from Matrimonial Home. The Court ruled that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be misused to evict a daughter-in-law who has a right of residence under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

18 Mar 2024

The petitioner, Sanjivani Jayesh Seernani, is the daughter-in-law of senior citizens and filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 18 September...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law in Dowry Harassment Case — Allegations Found Vague and Lacking Specificity. Court holds that general and omnibus allegations against relatives of husband without specific instances of cruelty or demand for dowry do not constitute offence under Section 498A IPC.

10 Nov 2021

The petitioners, who are the mother-in-law (accused No.2) and sister-in-law (accused No.3) of the complainant, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand for Dowry or Harassment Leading to Suicide. Evidence of Mental Illness and Lack of Proximate Cause for Suicide Leads to Confirmation of Acquittal Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.

9 Apr 2021

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Suresh Dada Aher for offences under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. The prosecution alleged that...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Harassment and Abetment of Suicide Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Instigation. Acquittal of three accused under Sections 498A, 306 IPC upheld as prosecution witnesses turned hostile and no proximate link between alleged harassment and suicide established.

26 Feb 2021

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Pune, dated 10 July 2008, acquitting three accused persons (Sitabai, Vis...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The court upheld the acquittal of the mother-in-law and husband, finding the alleged taunts insufficient to constitute cruelty under Section 498-A IPC and no proximate link to the suicide under Section 306 IPC.

15 Jan 2021

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Smt. Taramati Tukaram Mhadgut (mother-in-law) and Lawoo Tukaram Mhadgut (husband) for offen...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Domestic Violence Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Alleged Acts Occurred in USA, Not in India. The court held that the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not have extra-territorial operation and courts in India cannot assume jurisdiction over incidents that took place entirely outside India.

25 Sep 2019

The petitioner, Mohammad Zuber Farooqi, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC seeking quashi...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Power to Suspend Judicial Officer in Sexual Harassment Case. The High Court's control under Article 235 of the Constitution includes authority to initiate disciplinary proceedings and suspend a judicial officer pending inquiry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013.

21 Aug 2019

The petitioner, a judicial officer in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services, was accused of sexual harassment by a Junior Judicial Assistant who worked a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Refusal of DNA Test in Domestic Violence Proceedings — Paternity Dispute Cannot Be Decided Collaterally in DV Act Proceedings. The court upheld the concurrent findings of the Magistrate and Sessions Court rejecting the application for DNA test of the son, as the issue of paternity was not relevant for relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

10 Jul 2018

The revision application was filed by Mr. Pramod Purushottam Sathe (applicant) challenging the order dated 16th February, 2016 passed by the Metropoli...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Husband and In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Hostile Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. Allegations of Demand of Rs. 50,000/- for Plot Not Proved; Suicide Note Does Not Implicate Accused.

15 Mar 2018

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of acquittal passed by the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Washim in Sessions Trial No...

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