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‘Not mere matrimonial wrong’: Delhi High Court refuses to quash ‘heinous’ sexual misconduct charges against brother-in-law

May 07, 2026 11:33 am

The Delhi High Court underscored that while exercising its inherent powers, it cannot allow such serious charges to go unpunished even if the matrimonial dispute had been settled.

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Non-recovery of dowry items no ground to deny anticipatory bail to husband: Punjab and Haryana High Court

April 07, 2026 1:00 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing the plea filed by a wife seeking the cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to her estranged husband in a dowry harassment case.

Income no excuse: Allahabad High Court orders husband to pay maintenance to wife

April 07, 2026 10:49 am

In a stringent direction, the Allahabad High Court ordered that if the husband fails to clear the arrears and continue regular payments to his estranged wife, his property shall be attached and auctioned.

‘Wedding expenses not dowry demand’: Karnataka High Court quashes cruelty case against woman’s in-laws

April 02, 2026 11:02 am

The Karnataka High Court was hearing a plea filed by the in-laws of the woman seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against them.

‘Law protects the vigilant’: Supreme Court quashes dowry case over 6-year delay, evidentiary gaps

March 30, 2026 5:25 pm

The complainant alleged that soon after her marriage in April 2017, her husband and in-laws subjected her to cruelty. She was also reportedly assaulted during pregnancy, resulting in a miscarriage, the Supreme Court noted.

The Supreme Court emphasised that once the high court concluded that the allegations against the sister-in-law were vague, the same reasoning should have applied to the parents-in-law as well.

Supreme Court slams different standards in dowry case: Why vague allegations against in-laws won’t stand

March 22, 2026 8:17 am

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by a man and his wife, who were named as accused in a case lodged by their daughter-in-law in Bihar.

According to Gupta, many of those named were earlier associated with Waris Punjab De, the organisation now headed by Amritpal Singh, but later turned critical of him

Punjab and Haryana HC grants bail to husband in ‘dowry poisoning’ case, notes no ‘external injuries’ on complainant

February 28, 2026 3:18 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court says further incarceration would serve no useful purpose; imposes stringent bail conditions.

‘Process becomes punishment’: Calcutta High Court uses 'filter theory' to shield husband's brother in dowry case

February 24, 2026 2:26 pm

The Calcutta High Court quashed dowry case against brother-in-law, applying ‘filter theory’ while allowing prosecution to proceed against the husband.

Orissa High Court said that matrimonial prosecutions rarely present themselves in clean or uncomplicated form and are born out of broken relationships, emotional hurt dowry case

Orissa High Court warns against ‘sweeping roping in’ of in-laws in dowry cases: 'Criminal law not retaliation instrument'

February 18, 2026 10:54 am

Orissa High Court dowry case: Allegations against in-laws are entirely casual, lacking the detail necessary to constitute their participation in the alleged cruelty or dowry demand, the Orissa High Court observed.

'Travesty of justice': Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad HC bail order to man in dowry death case

February 13, 2026 2:20 am

The prosecution said the victim, who got married on March 1, 2025, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Uttar Pradesh, within three months.