Supreme Court Expands Dowry Definition in Dowry Death Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jogendra & Anr. (2022) INSC 30 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the demand for money to construct a house constitutes a dowry demand under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Dowry Death) Case Name: State of Madhya […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Death Conviction of Husband, Acquits Mother-in-law LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Parvati Devi vs. The State of Bihar now State of Jharkhand & Ors. Judgment Date: 17 December 2021. Introduction Date of
Supreme Court quashes dowry harassment charges against in-laws due to lack of specific evidence: Mirza Iqbal vs. State of UP (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether charges of dowry harassment and murder can be sustained against in-laws based on vague and omnibus allegations without specific evidence of their involvement. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Harassment Case Name:
Supreme Court Orders Transfer of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of FIR in matrimonial dispute. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Vikrant Vikal Tripathi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh. Judgment Date: 28 September 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Case: Nisha vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case involving offences related to dowry death and harassment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nisha vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: September 24, 2021 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail and Orders CBI Probe in Dowry Death Case: Dr. Naresh Kumar Mangla vs. Smt. Anita Agarwal & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail granted by the High Court in a dowry death case was justified, and whether the investigation was adequate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name:
Supreme Court Quashes Section 493 IPC Charges but Upholds Dowry Prohibition Act Charges in Arun Singh vs State of UP LEGAL ISSUE: Whether charges under Section 493 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act can be sustained based on the allegations in the First Information Report
“`html Supreme Court Allows Alteration of Charge Under Section 216 CrPC in Cheating Case Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 47 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a trial court alter charges at any point before the final judgment, even after evidence has been presented? This
Supreme Court Acquits Father-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case: Kantilal vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a witness can be solely relied upon for conviction without corroborating evidence in dowry harassment cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Harassment. Case Name: Kantilal vs. The State of Gujarat. Judgment Date: 04 October 2019 Date of
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Supreme Court quashes proceedings against family members in dowry case; upholds charges against father: Rashmi Chopra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 can be quashed against family members based on vague allegations
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Vijay Mohan Singh vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Vijay Mohan Singh vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 10 April 2019 Date of
Supreme Court limits Section 319 CrPC application in dowry death case: Sunil Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can summon additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on weak evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil Kumar Gupta and Others vs. State
