Dowry prohibition act
The Bombay High Court ruled that mental cruelty under Section 498A IPC can happen even when in-laws live separately. The court dismissed an attempt by the husband’s relatives to cancel a dowry and cruelty case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a husband convicted of killing his wife cannot claim her dowry items. The Court upheld that dowry articles belong to the wife and, in her absence, must go to her parents.
The Allahabad High Court has quashed a rape FIR filed during a marital dispute, as both parties resolved their differences and agreed not to pursue the case further.
The Allahabad High Court said a matrimonial case can be cancelled if the husband and wife settle their differences with a verified compromise deed. This was stated while quashing a criminal case filed under IPC and Dowry laws.
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man in a 26-year-old dowry and cruelty case, highlighting how Section 498A IPC is often misused in family disputes. The Court stressed the need for solid evidence and cautioned against implicating entire families without proof.
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.”
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a husband must financially support his wife and child, especially when the wife left her job at his insistence. The court said paying school fees doesn’t remove his responsibility to provide regular maintenance.
The Calcutta High Court has issued guidelines for police and courts regarding arrests in cruelty cases under Section 498A IPC and the Dowry Act. The court clarified that arrests should not be automatic and must follow legal procedures.
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.
