A 33-year-old Delhi woman and six men were arrested for the murder of her husband. They hired contract killers from Uttar Pradesh. The body was found with a gunshot wound on Helipad Road. The police solved the case within 24 hours.
A 21-year-old student in Delhi, Suraj Thakur, died by suicide after allegedly being harassed and tortured by police over a robbery case. Thakur’s family claims he was threatened and his phone was taken without consent. The case is under investigation.
In Haryana, a wife and her lover were arrested for the murder of her army husband, initially claiming he died of a heart attack. A post-mortem revealed he was strangled. The police have now apprehended both suspects.
A 60-year-old man in Ludhiana set himself on fire after being threatened with a fake dowry harassment case by his daughter-in-law. He died two days later. The police have booked the accused under sections 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reinforced that the Saptapadi ritual is crucial for a Hindu marriage’s validity. In a recent decision, the court dismissed a plea to quash an FIR, emphasizing that marriage under Hindu law requires the Saptapadi and cannot be established through other rituals like Varmala or Sindoor.
The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR against a man’s girlfriend in a domestic cruelty case, stating she is not considered a relative under IPC Section 498A. The court noted that prosecuting her would be an abuse of legal process.
The Delhi High Court has underscored that dowry deaths reflect more than just male dominance; women also contribute to this hostility. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma highlighted the societal mindset that views women as financial burdens and the psychological trauma inflicted by dowry demands.
The Karnataka High Court has doubled the interim maintenance for a stay-at-home wife from ₹18,000 to ₹36,000. The court recognized the extensive responsibilities of childcare and dismissed the husband’s claims that his wife was lazy, emphasizing that taking care of children is a full-time job.
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a dowry harassment complaint filed by a woman after receiving a divorce notice. The court ruled that such complaints are invalid if filed after divorce proceedings have started.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a Hindu marriage is not valid without the ‘saptapadi’ ceremony. The court quashed a bigamy complaint against a wife, stating that the lack of essential marriage rituals invalidates the marriage.
