Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Husband’s Relatives in Dowry Harassment Case: Safiya Bano vs. State of U.P. (2024) INSC 166 (30 January 2024)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Inherent Powers of High Court, Offences Against Marriage

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Husband’s Relatives in Dowry Harassment Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a First Information Report (FIR) filed against the husband’s relatives for dowry harassment under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be quashed when the allegations are general and lack specific details. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Safiya […]

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Death Case: Sanjay Babu Lal vs. State of Haryana (2023)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 313, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Against Women

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Death Case: Sanjay Babu Lal vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in dowry death cases considering mitigating circumstances. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Babu Lal vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: November 8, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: November 8, 2023 Citation:

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Shambhubhai Kalabhai Raval vs. State of Gujarat (2023) INSC 977

/ Abetment of Suicide, Criminal Law, Dowry Death, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A

Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Shambhubhai Kalabhai Raval vs. State of Gujarat (2023) INSC 977 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for abetment of suicide and cruelty can be sustained based solely on a dying declaration of questionable reliability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Dowry Death, Abetment of Suicide) Case Name: Shambhubhai Kalabhai Raval

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Uxoricide Case: Anil Kumar vs. State of Kerala (2023)

/ Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Uxoricide Case: Anil Kumar vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of setting a wife on fire after she poured kerosene on herself amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Anil Kumar vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]:

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Dowry Death and Abetment of Suicide: Supreme Court Modifies Conviction in Paranagouda vs. State of Karnataka (2023)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 221, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 464, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 with Section 3, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 with Section 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Against Women

Supreme Court Convicts in Dowry Death Case, Modifies Sentence Date of the Judgment: October 19, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 933 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction for dowry death be upheld if the dying declaration doesn’t explicitly link the suicide to an immediate dowry demand? The Supreme Court recently addressed

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Supreme Court overturns conviction for abetment of suicide, upholds cruelty conviction: Kamlakar vs. State of Karnataka (2023) INSC 989

/ Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court overturns conviction for abetment of suicide, upholds cruelty conviction: Kamlakar vs. State of Karnataka (2023) INSC 989 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused is guilty of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kamlakar vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Balvir Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2023)

/ Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Balvir Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder and dowry harassment based on circumstantial evidence and the application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Balvir Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment

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Supreme Court Clarifies Anticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Cases: Md. Asfak Alam vs. State of Jharkhand (2023)

/ Anticipatory Bail, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 41, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Offences Relating to Marriage

Supreme Court Clarifies Anticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Cases: Md. Asfak Alam vs. State of Jharkhand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted when a charge sheet has been filed and the accused has cooperated with the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Matrimonial Offences) Case Name: Md. Asfak Alam vs. The State of Jharkhand &

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Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent and Settles Alimony in Mansi Khatri vs. Gaurav Khatri (2023)

/ Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 125, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13(1), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent and Settles Alimony in Mansi Khatri vs. Gaurav Khatri (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Granting divorce by mutual consent and determining permanent alimony. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: Mansi Khatri vs. Gaurav Khatri [Judgment Date]: May 19, 2023 Date of the Judgment: May 19, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 562

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Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Case Against In-Laws: Priyanka Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023)

/ Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 161, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 164, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Dowry Prohibition Act, Dowry Prohibition Act with Section 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Offences Against Marriage, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Case Against In-Laws: Priyanka Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for dowry harassment can be quashed when allegations against in-laws appear to be an afterthought and lack specific details. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Harassment Case Name: Priyanka Mishra & Ors. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit Based on Criminal Antecedents: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Singh (26 April 2023)

/ Aravind Kumar, Character Verification, Discharge from Service, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 435 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., and Aravind Kumar, J. Can an individual be denied employment in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) due to pending criminal charges, even if later acquitted?

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Supreme Court Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty from Irretrievable Breakdown: Rakesh Raman vs. Kavita (26 April 2023)

/ Cruelty, Divorce, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13(1)(ia), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 406, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, J. B. Pardiwala, Judges, Sudhanshu Dhulia

Supreme Court Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty from Irretrievable Breakdown: Rakesh Raman vs. Kavita (26 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2012 of 2013 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., J. B. Pardiwala, J. (authored by Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Can a marriage be dissolved if it has irretrievably broken down, even

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