Supreme Court This Week: Key rulings on dowry cases, bail, maintenance, reservation, insurance fraud and industrial disputes.
Read Full ArticleGujarat High Court quashes Domestic Violence Act proceedings against sisters-in-law, holding that vague allegations without specific roles cannot sustain criminal proceedings.
Supreme Court issues nationwide directions for speedy trial and monitoring of dowry death and cruelty cases under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC.
Jharkhand High Court restores conviction under Section 498A IPC, holding that cruelty covers unlawful demands for money or property, not merely dowry demands.
The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against a mother-in-law and three relatives, holding that allegations such as asking the complainant to wake early, make dosas, and follow household routines were vague and insufficient to prosecute them for dowry harassment.
The Allahabad High Court urged families to treat dowry harassment complaints as genuine cries for help, not routine marital disputes, while upholding convictions in a dowry death case and modifying th...
Madras High Court directs two women police officers to pay Rs.1 lakh each to a dowry complainant, holding police cannot convert cognizable offences into private settlements.
Kerala High Court rules that entrustment of stridhan cannot be presumed and must be proved with evidence to claim return of gold or money.
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.
Supreme Court quashes criminal and DV proceedings against husband’s relatives, holding vague and general allegations are insufficient.
Supreme Court upholds life term for man who burned his wife, citing persistent patriarchy and violence against women despite decades of legal reform.
Karnataka HC quashes dowry case against in-laws, holding vague allegations cannot sustain prosecution under Section 498A IPC.
MP High Court holds Section 377 IPC not applicable to sexual acts between husband and wife, partly quashing FIR in dowry and abuse case.
Supreme Court rules anticipatory bail has no time limit, continues after chargesheet, and High Courts can’t restrict protection to investigation stage.
Supreme Court cancels bail to husband in dowry death case, calls Allahabad HC order shocking, orders immediate surrender.
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![Section 498A Covers Not Only Dowry Demands, But Any Unlawful Demand For Property Or Valuable Security: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_5360_ChatGPT_Image_Aug_25,_2026,_05_20_58_PM.webp)
![Every Plea for Help Deserves Compassion, Not Dismissal: Allahabad HC on Dowry Harassment [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_2138_Every_Plea_for_Help_Deserves_Compassion.webp)
![Duty Of Police Is To Enforce Law, Not To Negotiate Its Dilution: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_5000_dowry_complainant.jpg)
![Criminal Cases Against Husband’s Relatives Can Be Dropped If Allegations Are Vague and General: SC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/05/lj_1131_Criminal_Cases_Against_Husbands.webp)
![“Control Over Women’s Bodies, Choices, and Lives Still Persists Deeply Within Society”: SC Upholds Life Imprisonment of Man Who Set His Wife on Fire [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/04/lj_9280_Control_Over_Womens_Bodies.webp)
![“Criminal Law Cannot Be a Weapon in Matrimonial Disputes”: Karnataka HC Quashes Dowry Case Against In-Laws [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/04/lj_7236_Criminal_Law_Cannot_Be_a.webp)
![Section 377 IPC Not Applicable to Consensual Sexual Acts Between Husband and Wife During Marriage: MP High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/03/lj_9583_Section_377_IPC_Not.webp)
![SC Holds Anticipatory Bail Has No Time Limit, Protection Continues After Chargesheet [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/02/lj_7332_SC_Holds_Anticipatory_Bail_Has.webp)
![“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)
