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Supreme Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Under Domestic Violence Act Against Brother-in-Law Based on Joint Family Business and Shared Household Allegations. Court declines to interfere with interim maintenance order at this stage, leaving merits for trial.

8 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court disposed of an appeal against an interim maintenance order under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The first...

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Supreme Court Quashes Complaint Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case for Lack of Prima Facie Case. Allegations in Complaint Did Not Constitute Any Offence Under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 DP Act Against the Appellants.

5 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order declining to quash a complaint filed by a wife against her in-laws. The respondent ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Family Members in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Vague Allegations and Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. The Court held that the complaint under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act was an abuse of process as the allegations were general and the incident alleged to create jurisdiction was not corroborated.

1 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Rashmi Chopra and others against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court dated 08.08.2018, which had d...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence for Causing Disappearance of Evidence. Conviction under Section 201 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove active connivance in cremation.

29 Mar 2019

The case pertains to the death of Kamla, who was married to Shyam Sunder on 19th April 1992. She was allegedly harassed for dowry by her husband and h...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing FIR for Attempt to Murder Based on Compromise. High Court Mechanically Exercised Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC Without Considering Gravity of Offence Under Section 307 IPC and Its Social Impact.

27 Mar 2019

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings against Laxmi Narayan and others for offences under ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Summoning of Appellants Under Section 319 CrPC in Dowry Death Case — Dying Declaration Only Named One Accused, General Allegations Insufficient. No Prima Facie Case for Section 302 IPC or Dowry Offences Against Appellants.

27 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals against the order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad which had affirmed the trial court's order summon...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order for Perjury Proceedings in Matrimonial Case — Allegations of False Statements in Anticipatory Bail Application Not Deliberate Falsehood on Matter of Substance. The Court held that initiation of perjury proceedings under Section 340 CrPC requires a prima facie case of deliberate falsehood based on unimpeachable evidence, and the High Court's order was vitiated by suppression of material facts.

26 Feb 2019

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 07.03.2018, which directed initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC a...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Quashing of FIRs in Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise. The Court held that Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash serious offences like attempt to murder and robbery merely on compromise, as it affects public interest and societal order.

20 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard two appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against separate High Court orders quashing criminal proceedings on the ba...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Family Property Dispute — Allegations of Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating Not Made Out. Transfer of Money Between Relatives Without Entrustment or Deception Does Not Attract Sections 405, 406, 415, 420 IPC.

15 Feb 2019

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which rejected the appellants' petition to quash criminal proceedings initiated by the fi...

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Supreme Court Restores Minimum Sentence Under SC/ST Act: High Court Cannot Reduce Sentence Below Statutory Minimum. The Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment to the period already undergone, as Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 prescribes a minimum sentence of six months.

8 Feb 2019

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order reducing the sentence of the respondent, Vikram Das, convicted under Section 3(1)(...

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