The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings in a dowry harassment case, providing relief to Mohammed Shameer and his bedridden 80-year-old grandmother. The court found the allegations against them to be vague and unsupported by evidence.
The Karnataka High Court has sentenced Kannada actress Abhinaya, her mother, and brother to jail terms for dowry harassment. This verdict overturns a previous acquittal by a fast-track court.
A Delhi court has ordered an FIR against a woman and her father for filing false rape and cruelty charges against her husband and his family. The court emphasized the severe consequences of false accusations.
The Orissa High Court quashed a Section 498A case, noting the frequent misuse of this law to pressure the husband’s family. The court emphasized the need to distinguish between genuine and vexatious cases.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband’s extramarital affair or betting habits cannot be grounds to implicate him for dowry death under Section 304B IPC, granting him bail in the absence of evidence of dowry demand.
