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Army man promises to pay wife Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance, gets court relief
August 19, 2026 5:19 pm
The Patna High Court was hearing plea of man apprehending his arrest in dowry case when it said that rejection of bail would not resolve matrimonial dispute and couple should make efforts for their “conjugal life to continue”.
‘Stinging words' over dowry: Kerala High Court denies relief to woman’s mother-in-law
August 10, 2026 2:59 pm
The Kerala High Court refused to cancel a dowry harassment case against a woman’s mother-in-law but cleared her brother-in-law against whom only ‘vague’ allegations were raised.
Court slams All-Women Police Stations in dowry cases: Be law enforcers, not mediators
July 10, 2026 3:28 pm
The Madras High Court has observed that police officers cannot assume themselves the jurisdiction to convert allegations of cognisable offences into private monetary settlements.
Court refuses to cancel dowry case, says previous complaint omissions don't erase new cruelty
June 29, 2026 12:00 pm
The complainant alleged that her husband and in-laws treated her with cruelty in connection with a dowry demand of Rs 2 lakh. There was also a separate allegation against a relative pertaining to outraging her modesty.
Hosting husband’s relatives, caring for them not cruelty to wife, rules Calcutta High Court
June 10, 2026 3:53 pm
The Calcutta High Court refused to quash proceedings against a man who alleged physical and mental harassment by his wife.
Twisha Sharma death case: Records show delays in key recoveries – from 10 hours to 10 days
June 08, 2026 12:26 am
CBI likely to question Madhya Pradesh Police officers on their handling of crucial evidence in the case
In an era of wedding aesthetics and algorithms, the missing conversation is dowry
June 04, 2026 2:19 pm
The more things change, the more they remain the same. For an overwhelming majority, intra-caste marriage and dowry continue to govern marriage
In dowry death cases, a hidden hurdle: India's forensic autopsy system
June 02, 2026 3:42 pm
Tampering with autopsy results under pressure, or even a doctor’s lack of knowledge, can severely impact a criminal investigation. Such shoddy forensic evidence plays havoc with investigations in social crimes like dowry death
Twisha Sharma and the mother-in-law trope in India
June 07, 2026 1:30 am
Women, oppressed by a system, participate in sustaining it because compliance offers social rewards and resistance carries significant costs. Thus, the abusive mother-in-law is not an exception to patriarchy but one of its products
80-kg dummy used to recreate Twisha Sharma’s final moments as CBI visits in-laws’ home
June 01, 2026 4:53 pm
The exercise at Twisha Sharma’s matrimonial home will test whether the accused family’s version of events matches the physical layout, forensic evidence, witness statements and medical findings.
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