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 Partially Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Kuljit Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kuljit Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: 08 December 2021 Date
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Case: Vipan Kumar Dhir vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to an accused who was declared an absconder and is charged with dowry death and murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vipan Kumar Dhir vs. State of Punjab and
Supreme Court restricts High Court’s power to grant protection after rejecting anticipatory bail in criminal cases (28 May 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can grant protection from arrest to an accused after rejecting their anticipatory bail application. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nathu Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. AND
Supreme Court clarifies “Soon Before” in Dowry Death Cases: Satbir Singh vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “soon before” in dowry death cases under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Satbir Singh & Another vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: May 28, 2021 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Death Conviction: Gurmeet Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Gurmeet Singh vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 28 May 2021 Date of the Judgment: 28 May
Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction due to lack of evidence: Sandeep Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal of the accused in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Sandeep Kumar and Others vs. State of Uttarakhand and
Supreme Court acquits brother-in-law in dowry harassment case: Nimay Sah vs. State of Jharkhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the brother-in-law can be convicted under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on vague allegations of dowry harassment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nimay Sah vs. State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 2 December 2020
Supreme Court modifies sentence in dowry death case: Kashmira Devi vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in convicting the accused for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on the dying declaration of the deceased and the evidence on record. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 712 Judges: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case based on unreliable witness testimony? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order in Dowry Death Case: Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate is bound to treat a protest petition as a complaint and follow the procedure under Section 200 and 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when disagreeing with a police
