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 Upholds Dowry Death Conviction of Husband, Acquits In-Laws: Devender Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the accused for offences related to dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry
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 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 for cruelty at the place where she takes shelter after leaving her matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Domestic Violence Case Name: Rupali Devi vs. State of
Supreme Court Reinstates Charges Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case: Pallavi vs. State of U.T. Chandigarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 29, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 49 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a lower court overturn a trial court’s decision to frame charges against accused individuals based on a
