Karnataka HC Denies Bail to Police Officer Accused in Dowry Death Case: Prima Facie Evidence Stressed
LI Network LI Network Published on: December 30, 2023 at 20:15 IST In a Criminal Appeal challenging the Trial Court’s…
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Delhi High Court Highlights Complex Dynamics in Dowry Deaths: Women’s Role in Perpetuating Hostility
LI Network Published on: November 03, 2023 at 15:18 IST The Delhi High Court has recently highlighted the…
Supreme Court Sets Precedent: Bail Not Contingent on Co-Accused’s Surrender in Landmark Dowry Death Case
LI Network Published on: November 02, 2023 at 00:15 IST The Supreme Court, in a noteworthy ruling, has…
SC: Anyone who Commits Offence of Dowry Death u/s 304B Will be Dealt with Iron Hand
Aastha Thakur Published by: 19 August, 2022 at 18:12 IST The Supreme Court held that the legislative intent…
Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Dowry Death Accused in Jail for Over 11 Years, Expresses Anguish Over Trial’s ‘Poor’ Progress
Sowmiya Rajendrakumar Published on: August 10, 2022 at 20:53 IST The bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed was essentially…
Supreme Court: ‘Soon Before Death’ U/S 304B of IPC Means Proximate, not Immediate
Paridhi Arya Published on April 22, 2022 at 15:27 IST The Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising…
Supreme Court: Any material demand by in-laws should be considered Dowry
Munmun Kaur Published On: January 12, 2022 at 12:05 IST Giving “dowry” an expansive meaning, the Supreme Court…
Dowry Death: Delhi HC rejects to quash FIR on basis of Settlement
Chaini Parwani Published On: January 01, 2022 at 12:45 IST The Delhi High Court rejected to quash a…
Supreme Court: If mental and physical harassment takes place before death then only it will be Presumed a Dowry Death
Mitali Palnitkar Published On: December 28, 2021 at 12:10 IST Supreme Court held that the presumption of Dowry…
Anand Kumar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh
Citations: Anand Kumar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 2009 SC 2155 Date of Judgement: 20/02/2009 Equivalent citations:…
Delhi HC: Default Bail a Fundamental Right, can’t be suspended during pandemic
Sanika Deshpande – Published On: October 20, 2021 at 09:00 IST While granting Bail to a Dowry Death…
Supreme Court: Bail can be revoked if Lower Court considered irrelevant factors in granting Bail
Anushka Sharma – Published On: October 06, 2021 at 11:10 IST The Supreme Court held that a Bail…
Patna High Court overturn death penalty in Dowry Death Case
Kriti Agrawal – The Patna High Court recently overturned a Trial Court’s decision to sentence an accused in…
Dowry Death: Supreme Court grants Interim Bail to Man to take care of 3-year daughter
Lekha G – The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to a man for six weeks, accused of…
SC: Prosecution must prove “Proximate and live link” between dowry death and cruelty
Deepali Kalia While voicing “grave concern” over the family members of the husband getting falsely accused, the Supreme…
Madras HC: In-laws cannot be overlooked in bride suicide case
Mahima The Madras High Court held that in-laws should not go unnoticed in bride suicide cases merely because…
In-laws shoot video instead of stopping woman from hanging herself
Kareena Eugene On Sunday, 11th of April, 2021, a woman named Komal hung herself to death as her…
Recent Amendments on Offences against Women
Aashima Kakkar Offences against Women can be defined as crimes committed against women of any age, caste, or…