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High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case Under Section 482 CrPC. Allegations of cruelty and dowry demand under Sections 498A, 506 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 were found vague and general, lacking specific evidence against mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law, leading to quashing to prevent abuse of process.

25 Mar 2026

The case involved a criminal petition filed by the petitioners, who were the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law of the complainant, seeki...

High Court

High Court Partially Allows Criminal Appeals in Dowry Death Case - Acquits Husband of Murder and Dowry Death Charges, Upholds Convictions for Cruelty and Dowry Offences. Prosecution Failed to Prove Dowry Death Under Section 304-B IPC as Death Occurred More Than Five Years After Marriage Without Proximate Dowry Demand, and Murder Under Section 302 IPC Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Lack of Independent Evidence.

21 Feb 2026

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard two criminal appeals filed by accused No.1 (husband) and accused No.2 (mother-in-law) challenging their...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused in Dowry Death and Abetment of Suicide Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Dowry Prohibition Act Due to Insufficient Evidence

23 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order rejecting the appellant's regular bail application in a case involv...

High Court

High Court Dismisses States Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case -- Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Proof of Harassment or Dowry Demand Fail to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC

21 Jan 2026

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons in a dowry death case involving the death of Savita Nandkumar Chavan, ...

High Court

High Court Quashes FIR Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute Under Section 482 CrPC Due to Abuse of Process. Allegations of Harassment and Dowry Demands Under Sections 498A and 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Found Vague and Lacking Territorial Jurisdiction for Incidents Abroad.

8 Jan 2026

The case involved a criminal petition filed by four petitioners—the husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law—seeking to q...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Father-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Under IPC Sections 302, 304B, 498A, and 201 Due to Insufficient Evidence and Failure to Prove Marriage Date

14 Oct 2025

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of Janved Singh, the father-in-law, in a case involving the death of his daughter-in-law, Pushpa. ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction but Grants Probation to Accused in Cruelty Case Under Section 498A IPC - Imprisonment Set Aside Due to Clean Antecedents, Long Passage of Time, and Welfare of Dependent Child, with Probation Ordered Under Section 360 CrPC and Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.

22 Apr 2025

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, which partly allowed a criminal appeal under Section 374(2) CrPC, maintain...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India Cancels Bail of Two Accused in Dowry Death Case. Apex Court Emphasizes the Need for Stricter Judicial Scrutiny in Cases Involving Alleged Dowry Deaths — Calls for Expeditious Trial

3 Mar 2025

The Court underscored the need for heightened judicial vigilance in cases of dowry deaths and the importance of considering the broader societal impac...

Supreme Court

Acquittal Upheld in Dowry Death Case under Section 304B IPC. Presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, not invoked due to lack of proof of demand for dowry – Acquittal by High Court affirmed by the Supreme Court.

11 Feb 2025

Acquittal upheld – Supreme Court found no substantive evidence proving demand for dowry – Material contradictions in witness statements – Presum...

Supreme Court

Acquittal in Dowry Death Case – Supreme Court Quashes Conviction for Lack of Evidence. Failure to Prove Cruelty or Harassment Soon Before Death – Acquittal of Husband in Dowry Death Case.

31 Jan 2025

Section 304-B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Dowry Death – Essential Ingredients – Section 113-B, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Presumption of Dowry...

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