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Twisha Sharma case is Supreme Court’s chance to fix systemic failures on dowry: Senior Advocate Amit Desai
September 04, 2026 11:49 am
In this exclusive chat, one of India's foremost criminal law experts, Senior Advocate Amit Desai, draws from decades of high-stakes courtroom experience and breaks down the systemic challenges of investigating dowry cases.
How we talk about Twisha Sharma says a lot about what's wrong with us
May 21, 2026 12:31 pm
The conversation around the young woman who died within the first six months of her marriage reveals something uncomfortable: When a woman dies within marriage, society often searches her life for deviations before it examines the possibility of violence
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.
Supreme Court dowry case order: Why enforcement requires state accountability, better evidence, lawyer explains
December 18, 2025 2:56 pm
Supreme court dowry case in India: Advocate Dhruv Gupta, who regularly represents women facing dowry related issues, says the effectiveness will hinge on enforcement mechanisms, as he underlines lack of resources, infrastructure as some of the real-world hurdles.
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.
Ayesha suicide: Despite one death every hour, the menace of dowry persists
March 05, 2021 6:21 pm
Stories of harassment and deaths over dowry cut across class, financial, educational and religious barriers. Though dowry was made illegal decades ago, the crime is still rarely reported to the police
Give typist job to man who failed to submit ‘no dowry’ undertaking, Bombay High Court tells govt
August 01, 2019 2:46 am
The petitioner, Nilesh Pasarkar, had moved the court challenging the order of a City Civil Court, Bombay, on March 3, 2018 barring the petitioner to join the duty as he failed to serve a declaration stating that he has not taken any dowry from his wife.
Delhi court: 'Daughter-in-law has no right in parents-in-law's property'
January 05, 2015 4:03 pm
Denying allegations of torture or dowry demand, parents in law claim they are the absolute owner of the property.
Delhi court: Couple staying separately doesn't mean dowry demand improbable
January 05, 2015 3:54 pm
Woman petitioned that her daughter-in-law had in 2007 told the police that there was demand of a car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry.
ACE Detective asked to give Rs 10,000 maintenance to his wife
October 10, 2012 5:43 pm
Soon after marriage,she was facing harassment and demand for more dowry.
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