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Safeguarding Women's Rights and Ensuring Justice for Victims of Cruelty. Protection against Cruelty: Section 85 and 86 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, considering the pragmatic realities and the need for necessary changes to prevent misuse of legal provisions.

3 May 2024

Appeal arising from a judgment passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana on April 5, 2022, in a criminal case involving the appellant accused o...

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Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Case, Emphasizes Distinction Between Power to Arrest and Justification for Arrest. The court set aside the High Court's order rejecting anticipatory bail and directing surrender, holding that the High Court failed to consider that the charge-sheet had been filed and the appellant had cooperated with investigation.

26 Jul 2023

The appellant, Md. Asfak Alam, was married to the second respondent on 5 November 2020. Alleging interference by the wife's father, the appellant lodg...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Dowry Harassment and Abetment of Suicide Case - Conviction Under Section 498A IPC Upheld, Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Set Aside. The court held that while harassment under Section 498A IPC was proven through witness testimony, abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC required evidence of instigation or intentional aid as per Section 107 IPC, which was lacking in this case.

28 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court of Karnataka's judgment that dismissed the appellants' criminal appeal and confirmed their co...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Omnibus Allegations. The Court found that allegations under Sections 341, 323, 379, 354, 498A read with Section 34 IPC were general and lacked specificity, warranting quashing under Section 482 CrPC to prevent misuse of Section 498A IPC.

8 Feb 2022

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Patna High Court dismissing a criminal writ petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal in Dowry Death and Abetment to Suicide Case Due to Lack of Dowry Demand and Abetment Evidence. Demand for Money for House Construction Not Treated as Dowry Under Section 304-B IPC, and Insufficient Proof of Abetment Under Section 306 IPC, While Cruelty Conviction Under Section 498-A IPC for Husband is Upheld.

11 Jan 2022

The appeal was filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against a High Court judgment that set aside convictions under Sections 304-B and 306 IPC for dowr...

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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Matrimonial Dispute After Genuine Settlement Between Spouses. The Court held that maintaining conviction under Section 498-A IPC after bona fide settlement would defeat justice and cause financial distress, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings despite offence being non-compoundable.

3 Jan 2022

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the appellant husband had been convicted under Section 498-A IPC for alleged dowry demands and haras...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and Mother-in-Law for Dowry Death and Causing Disappearance of Evidence. The Court held that the failure of the accused to explain the death of the deceased within seven years of marriage, coupled with evidence of dowry demand and recovery of the body, justified the conviction under Sections 304B and 201 IPC.

17 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals challenging the common judgment of the Jharkhand High Court dated 1st May 2007, which upheld the conv...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and Mother-in-Law in Dowry-Related Suicide Case Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. The Court Applied Presumption Under Section 113-A of the Evidence Act, 1872, as Suicide Occurred Within Eight Months of Marriage and Evidence Established Cruelty Through Demand for Rs.25,000 and Physical and Mental Harassment.

3 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the appellants challenging their conviction under Sect...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Direction to Consider Candidates with Criminal Cases for Police Constable Posts. Screening Committee Must Apply Mind to Nature of Offences and Acquittal Under Standing Order No.398/2010, Not Mechanically Reject Based on Criminal Involvement.

25 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from the rejection of candidates' applications for the post of Constable in Delhi Police due to their involvement in criminal cases,...

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence and Failure to Prove Homicidal Death. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Medical Evidence Was Inconsistent and Did Not Rule Out Suicide, Applying Principles of Circumstantial Evidence from Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra.

2 Mar 2021

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant, husband of the deceased, was accused ...

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