Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a wife’s family claim to have given dowry while only the husband is prosecuted for taking it? The Allahabad High Court has highlighted that giving dowry is also an offence…
Can a husband and his family be convicted under Section 498A IPC without consistent evidence proving dowry demand, cruelty and criminal intimidation? The Bhopal Sessions Court…
Can an alleged second wife be prosecuted as the husband’s “relative” under Section 498A IPC? ? The Andhra Pradesh High Court answered this crucial question while quashing a…
Can a Husband Be Prosecuted for Dowry Death Despite a Love Marriage? The Karnataka High Court has made an observation while granting bail to a husband accused in his wife’s dowry…
Can a wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may…
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