Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Case: Dara Lakshmi Narayana vs. State of Telangana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 can be quashed when allegations are vague and appear to be retaliatory. CASE TYPE: Criminal, […]
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Dowry Death Case: Jayedeepsingh vs. State of Gujarat (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be charged for abetment of suicide and cruelty under Sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on the facts presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jayedeepsingh Pravinsinh Chavda & Ors.
Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Charges Against Husband’s Girlfriend: Dechamma I.M. vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a girlfriend can be considered a “relative” of the husband under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dechamma I.M. @ Dechamma Koushik vs. The State of Karnataka and Another
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Distant Relative in Matrimonial Dispute: Payal Sharma vs. State of Punjab (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a distant relative can be implicated in a matrimonial dispute based on general and omnibus allegations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Payal Sharma vs. State of Punjab & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 November 2024 Date
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Case Citing Abuse of Process: Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal FIR and chargesheet should be quashed when the allegations are vague, general, and primarily civil in nature, indicating an abuse of the legal process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes, Dowry
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in raising a presumption of abetment of suicide under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, based on the evidence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage Citing Irretrievable Breakdown, Orders ₹2 Crore Alimony Date of the Judgment: 15 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 530 Judges: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Can a marriage be dissolved if it has irretrievably broken down, even if there are no specific grounds for divorce under existing laws? The
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Harassment Case: Priyanka Jaiswal vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) INSC 357 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash criminal proceedings based on omnibus allegations and lack of territorial jurisdiction in a dowry harassment case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Priyanka Jaiswal vs. The State of Jharkhand and Others Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Quashes Second FIR on Same Allegations: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second FIR can be registered on the same set of allegations after a first FIR has already been registered and investigated. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court Declares Marriage Void Due to Lack of Proper Rites: Dolly Rani vs. Manish Kumar Chanchal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Hindu marriage without proper ceremonies. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Dolly Rani vs. Manish Kumar Chanchal Judgment Date: April 19, 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2024 Citation: 2024
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction, Upholds Dowry Harassment: Ravinder Kumar vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold a murder conviction when the prosecution failed to establish a clear chain of events. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Kumar vs. State of NCT of Delhi Judgment
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute: Mamidi Anil Kumar Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of criminal proceedings based on general and omnibus allegations in matrimonial disputes. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Mamidi Anil Kumar Reddy vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 05 February 2024
