The Karnataka High Court has dismissed dowry harassment charges against Mohammed Shameer and his bedridden 80-year-old grandmother, calling it a misuse of legal process due to lack of proper evidence.
The Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a husband in a dowry harassment case, observing that custody wouldn’t help and noting that some marriages turn bitter, saying they are “made in hell, not heaven.”
A Delhi court ruled that even if a husband is unemployed, he is still responsible for paying maintenance to his wife if he is capable of earning through other means.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a cruelty case filed by a wife against her husband, stating that the conflict between them stemmed from sexual incompatibility rather than actual cruelty or dowry demands.
The Telangana High Court ruled that damaging a spouse’s reputation or restricting their access to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram can be considered cruelty. The court granted a husband’s divorce appeal, citing mental cruelty caused by false allegations and repeated legal cases.
The Kerala High Court ruled that minor disputes in marriage do not amount to dowry harassment under Section 498A IPC unless both dowry demand and cruelty are proven. The Court cautioned against misuse of the law in trivial matters.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s financial instability, leading to anxiety and distress for his wife, can be considered mental cruelty, granting divorce on these grounds.
The Orissa High Court ruled that Section 498A is often misused to pressurize a husband’s family. The court quashed a case against a woman, stating that relatives are sometimes falsely implicated in dowry harassment cases.
The Delhi High Court ruled that simply demanding dowry does not qualify as cruelty under Section 498A IPC. It quashed an FIR against distant relatives of the husband, stating that the allegations lacked supporting evidence.
Kannada actress Abhinaya has been sentenced to two years in prison for dowry harassment. The Karnataka High Court also sentenced her mother, Jayamma, to five years. The case, filed in 2002, was reopened after an appeal, leading to their conviction.
