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"Dowry Demand Not Needed To Invoke Cruelty Charge Against Husband": Top Court
The Supreme Court has said dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women from the husband and in-laws.
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Amid Atul Subhash Suicide Shocker, Supreme Court's Big Remark On Dowry Cases
Flagging a "growing tendency to misuse" laws protecting women from cruelty by their in-laws, the Supreme Court has said courts must exercise caution while deciding dowry harassment cases to prevent unnecessary harassment of innocent people.
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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of 'Cruelty Against Women' Clauses: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic realities.
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Harming Women's Mental Health Is "Cruelty" Under New Criminal Code
The government has added two more sections to fight crime against women in the new criminal bill Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, meant to replace the old India Penal Code and other criminal laws.
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"Meant To Strike Out Dowry Menace, But...": Court On Misuse Of Key Law
The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that some women have unleashed "legal terrorism" by misusing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a provision that intends to protect them from cruelty by her husband or his family members.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Kerala "Human Sacrifice": Main Accused A "Pervert", "Delighted In Cruelty"
The main accused in the murder and mutilation of two women in Kerala in a case of "human sacrifice" was a man who scoped out women on social media and lured them to the house of the killer couple.
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Bengal Tops In Domestic Violence By Husband, In-Laws In 2021: Report
West Bengal reported the most number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Comparing Wife With Other Women Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Kerala High Court
Comparing wife with other women and constantly taunting her for not being a spouse of his expectations amounts to mental cruelty by a husband and the woman cannot be expected to put up with such conduct, the Kerala High Court has held.
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False Complaint To Women Cell Against Husband; Court Cancels Marriage
The Delhi High Court has dissolved a marriage between a Hindu couple, saying that the wife filed a false criminal complaint against her husband which caused him immense mental cruelty and agony.
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More Serious Offence When One Woman Makes Another Vulnerable: Supreme Court
An offence against a woman becomes more serious when a woman metes out cruelty to her, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while confirming the conviction of a mother-in-law in a dowry case.
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Two Women Drag Dog Behind Two-Wheeler, Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges
Two women from Punjab's Patiala were arrested on Tuesday on animal cruelty charges, after they tied a dog to their two-wheeler and dragged it through city streets.
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Charge Of Molestation, Animal Cruelty In Delhi Society Names DLF Builders
DLF Builders, JLL security company and eight residents of a high-profile housing society in New Delhi have been named in a complaint alleging molestation, cruelty to animals and charges of allegedly assaulting three other residents, including two women, for feeding stray dogs, police said on Friday.
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Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial House Can File Case Anywhere: Top Court
Women can file matrimonial cases, including criminal matters pertaining to cruelty, from the place where they have taken shelter after leaving or being driven out of their matrimonial home, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
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"Acts Of Cruelty Against Women Can Never Be Justified": Madras High Court
Condemning the practice of subjecting women to cruelty under the guise of ceremonies, the Madras High Court today observed that such acts can never be justified even if it had been followed for a very long time.
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"Dowry Demand Not Needed To Invoke Cruelty Charge Against Husband": Top Court
The Supreme Court has said dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women from the husband and in-laws.
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Amid Atul Subhash Suicide Shocker, Supreme Court's Big Remark On Dowry Cases
Flagging a "growing tendency to misuse" laws protecting women from cruelty by their in-laws, the Supreme Court has said courts must exercise caution while deciding dowry harassment cases to prevent unnecessary harassment of innocent people.
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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of 'Cruelty Against Women' Clauses: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic realities.
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Harming Women's Mental Health Is "Cruelty" Under New Criminal Code
The government has added two more sections to fight crime against women in the new criminal bill Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, meant to replace the old India Penal Code and other criminal laws.
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"Meant To Strike Out Dowry Menace, But...": Court On Misuse Of Key Law
The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that some women have unleashed "legal terrorism" by misusing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a provision that intends to protect them from cruelty by her husband or his family members.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Kerala "Human Sacrifice": Main Accused A "Pervert", "Delighted In Cruelty"
The main accused in the murder and mutilation of two women in Kerala in a case of "human sacrifice" was a man who scoped out women on social media and lured them to the house of the killer couple.
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Bengal Tops In Domestic Violence By Husband, In-Laws In 2021: Report
West Bengal reported the most number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Comparing Wife With Other Women Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Kerala High Court
Comparing wife with other women and constantly taunting her for not being a spouse of his expectations amounts to mental cruelty by a husband and the woman cannot be expected to put up with such conduct, the Kerala High Court has held.
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False Complaint To Women Cell Against Husband; Court Cancels Marriage
The Delhi High Court has dissolved a marriage between a Hindu couple, saying that the wife filed a false criminal complaint against her husband which caused him immense mental cruelty and agony.
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More Serious Offence When One Woman Makes Another Vulnerable: Supreme Court
An offence against a woman becomes more serious when a woman metes out cruelty to her, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while confirming the conviction of a mother-in-law in a dowry case.
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Two Women Drag Dog Behind Two-Wheeler, Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges
Two women from Punjab's Patiala were arrested on Tuesday on animal cruelty charges, after they tied a dog to their two-wheeler and dragged it through city streets.
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Charge Of Molestation, Animal Cruelty In Delhi Society Names DLF Builders
DLF Builders, JLL security company and eight residents of a high-profile housing society in New Delhi have been named in a complaint alleging molestation, cruelty to animals and charges of allegedly assaulting three other residents, including two women, for feeding stray dogs, police said on Friday.
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Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial House Can File Case Anywhere: Top Court
Women can file matrimonial cases, including criminal matters pertaining to cruelty, from the place where they have taken shelter after leaving or being driven out of their matrimonial home, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
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"Acts Of Cruelty Against Women Can Never Be Justified": Madras High Court
Condemning the practice of subjecting women to cruelty under the guise of ceremonies, the Madras High Court today observed that such acts can never be justified even if it had been followed for a very long time.
