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The Supreme Court has issued a set of direction to curb the practise of dowry death while allowing the state’s appeal against the acquittal of a man and his mother.

Training for cops, judges, changes in school curriculum: How Supreme Court wants to combat ‘evil’ of dowry related offences

December 16, 2025 1:42 pm

Supreme Court on Dowry Evils: The top court bench overturned the acquittal of a man and his mother for allegedly killing his wife over dowry demand and called it an ‘evil’ practice, needing ‘urgent’ eradication.

The Supreme Court upheld the man’s conviction for cruelty under Section 498A (cruelty) of the IPC.

Demanding gold in ‘chhoochhak’ ceremony not dowry: Supreme Court junks dowry death charge against man

December 11, 2025 4:12 pm

The court said that a dowry demand within the meaning and scope of 304B IPC should be any property or security given or agreed to be given in connection with the marriage.

Nikki Bhati death: Who silences the dowry victim?

August 30, 2025 11:15 am

Patriarchy, caste and class norms

Dowry deaths are never the lead story in any mainstream newspaper. Dowry is just one in a list of social evils that hasn’t made it to the consciousness of the AI age, despite the fact that its fires are literally burning down homes.

Nikki Bhati case: To fight dowry, we must acknowledge it first

August 27, 2025 2:40 pm

Update the history books. Don’t talk of dowry like it’s an evil from our past that we successfully eradicated

Dowry cruelty and legal apathy: Why India still loses one woman every hour

July 31, 2025 3:15 pm

The gravity of the scale of domestic violence, affecting lakhs of women, must not be undermined merely because it doesn’t cause sensation as cases of rape or murder do

Pune dowry death case: Special IG (Prisons), who issued gun licences to Hagawanes, transferred

May 31, 2025 12:24 am

On Thursday, separate cases were lodged against Vaishnavi’s husband Shashank and brother-in-law Sushil Hagawane at the Warje and Kothrud police stations in Pune city

Pune dowry death case: 5, including ex-Karnataka minister's son, held for harbouring expelled NCP, son

May 26, 2025 11:08 pm

Vaishnavi (23) was found dead hanging on May 16 at her in-laws’ house in Bhukum area of Pune

Dowry death case: Shiv Sena (UBT) demands MCOCA charges against accused

May 26, 2025 10:31 pm

Demands for the resignation of chairperson of the state women's commission Rupali Chakankar intensified

Dowry death case: Cops seal expelled NCP leader's bank locker

May 25, 2025 8:38 pm

A Look Out Circular has been issued against Nilesh Chavan. Police have said Chavan, who is currently on the run, is an associate and friend of the Hagawane family.