Section 498A was introduced in the early 80s to protect married women from being subjected to cruelty by the husband or his relatives. A spate of dowry deaths in Delhi and elsewhere led to a campaign by some leading women members of Parliament, prompting the government to bring the amendment. … Continue reading
India’s Supreme Court has said that women are increasingly misusing the tough anti-dowry law to harass their husbands and in-laws.The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the misuse of a law meant to target those guilty of dowry harassment and said people accused in such cases cannot be automatically arrested. … Continue reading
New Delhi: A court here has observed that dowry prohibition law cannot be allowed to become a tool for harassment. Granting relief to a man, who was booked in a dowry harassment case by his wife, the court ordered investigation against the complainant for filing a false case. The man’s … Continue reading
Lucknow, Sep 12: BJP leader, Mithilesh Chauhan’s granddaughter Anupam has been shot dead by her own in-laws in Uttar Pradesh. Police arrested five accused persons who allegedly harassed and killed the victim for dowry. The victim’s family accused Anupam’s in-laws for “demanding Rs five lakh and a car in dowry.” … Continue reading
Hyderabad, Aug 4: G Shirish Bharadwaj, son-in-law of Chiranjeevi, charged with a dowry harassment case has been directed by the court to appear before the Hyderabad Police every Sunday till a charge-sheet is filed against him. Shirish, who has been absconding for long after his wife K Srija filed a … Continue reading
Hyderabad, Jan. 21: The director-general of police, Mr K. Aravinda Rao, on Friday issued a circular to all police stations in the state asking them to release those accused from police station itself in cases where the imprisonment is below seven years. The circular was issued as part of implementing … Continue reading
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