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Long legal battle ‘worsens bitterness’, eats judicial time: Orissa High Court quashes dowry case
April 13, 2026 6:15 pm
Highlighting the delicate nature of matrimonial relationships and their impact on the social fabric, the Orissa High Court stated that a pragmatic and humane approach is required.
SC rap to Allahabad HC judge over bail in dowry death: In 3 months, he gave bail in 508 of 510 such cases
March 18, 2026 8:32 pm
Structure, language, bond amount similar across bail orders by Justice Pankaj Bhatia between Oct and Dec 2025.
‘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.
'No direct nexus': Why Karnataka High Court discharged man after fiancee’s death over cancelled marriage
January 28, 2026 5:52 pm
Karnataka High Court ruling: The Karnataka High Court said that marriage cancellation for unexplained or uncontrollable reasons does not prove the accused intended from the beginning to cheat the deceased.
Behind ‘dowry death’ in Greater Noida: 2 sisters, their dreams, thriving beauty parlour
August 25, 2025 5:11 am
UP Police said the accused, Vipin Bhati, was "shot in the leg" while “trying to escape from custody”, and is undergoing treatment in a local hospital.
‘False’ dowry cases are not evidence of feminism gone rogue — they only show that India’s justice system is failing
January 14, 2025 7:07 am
Women may be more predisposed to use provisions such the section 498A against fiancés and husbands ‘appropriately’ if they were perceived as rights-bearing citizens whose intentions and motivations were not always suspect. Instead, women and marginalised communities tend to approach the police and courts as a last resort.
Strict action would be taken in dowry harassment cases, creating awareness an option: Pinarayi Vijayan
July 28, 2021 11:58 am
Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned this in the assembly while referring to the rising cases of dowry harassment and domestic violence in the state.
Meerut: Dowry harassment case against IPS officer
May 23, 2019 2:40 am
The case has been registered under IPC Sections 498-A (dowry harassment) and 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), the police said.
Noida: Man arrested after wife found hanging
April 10, 2019 1:17 am
The police have arrested the woman's husband for allegedly demanding dowry.
Dowry deaths account for substantial share of female homicides in India: Report
November 27, 2018 2:58 pm
Available data on dowry-related killings from the National Crime Records Bureau indicate that female dowry deaths account for 40 to 50 per cent of all female homicides recorded annually in India, representing a stable trend from 1999 to 2016.
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