Supreme Court overturns High Court’s Dowry Harassment Conviction in Suicide Case Date of the Judgment: 18 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 712 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a conviction for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 stand if it is based on dowry demand, when the […]
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction for Section 498A Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the place where she has taken shelter after leaving her matrimonial home due to cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court on Jurisdiction in 498A Cases: Cruelty Extends to Parental Home Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2019 Citation: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (2019) INSC 299 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, L. Nageswara Rao, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a woman, who has faced cruelty in her marital home
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction in Cruelty Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings against her husband and in-laws for cruelty at her parental home, after leaving her matrimonial home due to such cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rupali Devi vs. State of
Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 547 Judges: A. K. Patnaik, J., Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. Can a conviction under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 be sustained solely on the basis of a deceased’s letter, when the charge of abetment to suicide is not proven? The Supreme Court
Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 29, 2008 The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide in the case of Balwant Singh and Ors. vs. State of H.P. The central question revolved around the conviction of the appellants under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 18 August 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J. and G.S. Singhvi, J. Can a person be convicted under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if they have been acquitted of the charge under Section 304B IPC, especially when the charge under Section 498A IPC was not specifically framed? The
