Supreme Court This Week: Key rulings on dowry cases, bail, maintenance, reservation, insurance fraud and industrial disputes.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court issues nationwide directions for speedy trial and monitoring of dowry death and cruelty cases under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC.
Supreme Court acquits Bihar man after 25 years in dowry death case, finding serious gaps in prosecution evidence and holding that joint or separate trial is for the trial court to decide.
Calcutta HC holds a wife's claim to her ancestral property share can amount to dowry demand if made under husband's pressure; acquits parents-in-law.
Police close ₹1 crore jewellery disappearance case, citing dead officials after rejecting the controversial claim that monkeys stole gold from a malkhana.
Supreme Court acquits husband in a Section 498A case, holding that mere non-communication with wife for 13 days does not amount to cruelty under IPC.
Supreme Court says inmates must explain deaths occurring inside homes, upholds conviction of man for murdering wife over dowry demands.
Punjab & Haryana HC rules Section 498A IPC conviction doesn’t automatically amount to moral turpitude; mandates case-specific assessment before service action.
Supreme Court cancels bail to husband in dowry death case, calls Allahabad HC order shocking, orders immediate surrender.
Allahabad HC orders ₹2 lakh compensation to man acquitted in dowry death case, slams State for ‘vexatious prosecution’ despite suicide note proof.
Gujarat HC rules demanding money for bail isn’t dowry, upholds acquittal in dowry death case, citing lack of evidence and legal definition of dowry.
Calcutta High Court acquits two in dowry death case, citing absence of evidence linking cruelty to victim’s death under Section 304B IPC.
SC: Participation in ‘Operation Sindoor’ no shield from law; denies relief to Black Cat commando convicted in dowry death case of his wife.
Bombay High Court grants remission to a police officer convicted of killing his pregnant wife, ruling the crime lacked exceptional brutality.
The Kerala High Court allowed Dr. EA Ruvais, who was charged with abetting the suicide of his girlfriend Dr. Shahana for alleged dowry demands.
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![“One of the Most Shocking and Disappointing Orders”: SC Cancels Bail Granted to Husband in Dowry Death Case, Directs Immediate Surrender [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_1777_One_of_the_Most_Shocking_and.webp)
![Allahabad HC Orders Rs. 2 Lakh Compensation For “Vexatious Criminal Prosecution” After Acquittal [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/08/lj_4961_Allahabad_HC_Awards.webp)
![Asking Daughter-in-Law to Arrange Money for Bail Not Dowry Demand: Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/07/lj_8107_Asking_Daughter_in_Law.webp)
![Calcutta HC Acquits Appellants In Dowry Death Case, Emphasises Need For Proximate Link Between Cruelty and Death [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2025/06/lj_4446_Calcutta_HC_Acquits_Appellants.webp)
![Bombay High Court grants remission to police personnel who killed pregnant wife, finds crime not exceptionally brutal [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/12/lj_3380_Bombay_High_Court.webp)
![Irreversible loss: Kerala HC allows doctor accused of girlfriends death to resume studies [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/03/lj_5017_8424957b-3834-4a0f-89e0-1bee2062b265.webp)
