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Supreme Court Upholds Husband's Conviction but Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case. Generalized Evidence of Demand by 'Husband and In-laws' Insufficient to Convict Mother-in-Law Under Section 304B IPC.

The Supreme Court partially allowed an appeal against the conviction of Kuljit Singh and Raj Rani under Section 304B IPC for dowry death. The deceased...

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Supreme Court Quashes Convictions Under Section 326 IPC Based on Compromise Between Parties. Non-compoundable Offences Can Be Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC When Dispute is Private and Settled, Following Principles from Gian Singh and Laxmi Narayan Cases.

The Supreme Court considered two criminal appeals involving convictions under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which is a non-compoundable ...

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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Dowry Death Case and Sets Aside High Court Order. Appellant Entitled to Bail Based on Totality of Circumstances Despite Allegations Under Sections 304-B/498A/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The appeal arose from the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order dated 07.05.2021 rejecting the appellant's application for anticipatory bail. The appel...

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Supreme Court Upholds Husband in Divorce Case Based on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Under Article 142 of Constitution. Marriage Dissolved as Parties Lived Apart for Almost Two Decades and Reconciliation Was Impossible, Despite Lack of Statutory Ground in Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The dispute involved a husband and wife who married in 2002 under Hindu rites, but the marriage never consummated and broke down immediately, with the...