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"Growing Trend Of Dowry Victim Arraigning Husband's Relative": Supreme Court
There is growing trend of the dowry victim arraigning the relatives of the husband, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said and quashed a dowry harassment case against a woman's parents-in-law.
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Man Attacks Wife With Screwdriver For Giving Birth To Girl In Uttarakhand, Alleges Family; Case Filed
A woman in Uttarakhand was attacked by her husband with a screwdriver after she gave birth to a girl, the victim's family alleged. The police have filed a case and arrested the accused.
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Mayawati's Niece Alleges Dowry Harassment, Husband Among 7 Charged: Cops
In a case filed by BSP chief Mayawati's niece, an FIR was registered against Hapur Municipal Council Chairperson and six of her family members on charges of domestic violence, dowry harassment and sexual harassment on Thursday.
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Marriage To Be Seen, Not Place Where Woman Kills Self In Dowry Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has held the place -- parental or matrimonial -- where a married woman is driven to kill herself had no bearing in a dowry death case and refused bail to a man.
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Techie Dies By Suicide 6 Months After Wedding, Family Alleges Dowry Abuse
A 25-year-old software engineer has died by suicide in Hyderabad, just six months after her wedding. Devika died by suicide at her Hyderabad home on Sunday night. Her husband Satish, also a techie, informed the police and Devika's family
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"If Educated People...": Groom Returns Dowry Of Rs 5 Lakh In Rajasthan, Earns Praise
A 30-year-old bridegroom, who was gifted Rs 5,51,000 as dowry amid wedding rituals, returned the money to the bride's family soon after the ceremony, earning widespread praise among relatives and villagers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.
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Woman Alleges In-Laws Injected HIV-Infected Syringe Over Dowry Demands In UP
A woman here has alleged that her in-laws administered an HIV-infected syringe to her after their dowry demands were not met, police said on Sunday. The allegation made by the woman's parents are under investigation, officials said.
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Man, Sister-In-Law Get Life Term For Murder Of Wife Over Dowry Demands In UP
The court found Angad Yadav (32) and his sister-in-law Renu Devi (wife of his elder brother) guilty of killing Tejam Devi in 2018 over dowry demands.
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Anti-Money Laundering Law Misused Like Dowry Law: Supreme Court
The PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) is being used repeatedly to keep people in jail, the Supreme Court said today. A bench pulling up the Enforcement Directorate, said the law is being misused like the dowry law.
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Trial Courts Repeatedly Making Same Mistakes In Dowry Death Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted a man convicted of cruelty and causing dowry death of his wife and said trial courts were repeatedly making the same mistakes in the such cases.
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"Not Every Woman's Suicide Due To Harassment": Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws
A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his family members in the suicidal death case of his wife allegedly due to dowry demands and said there was no presumption every suicide by a married woman was due to harassment.
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Amid Techie Suicide Case, Supreme Court Lays Down 8 Factors For Deciding Alimony
The Supreme Court has laid down an eight-point formula for deciding alimony amount amid the ongoing debate surrounding the suicide of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash, who had alleged harassment by his wife 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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"Her Husband Kept Asking For Dowry": Sister Of Indian Woman, 24, Found Dead In UK
Days after 24-year-old Harshita Brella - an Indian woman from Delhi living with her husband in the UK - was found dead with her body stashed away in the boot of a car, his family has pointed to a dowry angle in the case.
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Delhi Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case After Victim Fails to Testify
A court here has acquitted the husband and three in-laws of a woman of the charge of subjecting her to cruelty for dowry, as she did not depose before it despite having been granted several opportunities.
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"Growing Trend Of Dowry Victim Arraigning Husband's Relative": Supreme Court
There is growing trend of the dowry victim arraigning the relatives of the husband, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said and quashed a dowry harassment case against a woman's parents-in-law.
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Man Attacks Wife With Screwdriver For Giving Birth To Girl In Uttarakhand, Alleges Family; Case Filed
A woman in Uttarakhand was attacked by her husband with a screwdriver after she gave birth to a girl, the victim's family alleged. The police have filed a case and arrested the accused.
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Mayawati's Niece Alleges Dowry Harassment, Husband Among 7 Charged: Cops
In a case filed by BSP chief Mayawati's niece, an FIR was registered against Hapur Municipal Council Chairperson and six of her family members on charges of domestic violence, dowry harassment and sexual harassment on Thursday.
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Marriage To Be Seen, Not Place Where Woman Kills Self In Dowry Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has held the place -- parental or matrimonial -- where a married woman is driven to kill herself had no bearing in a dowry death case and refused bail to a man.
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Techie Dies By Suicide 6 Months After Wedding, Family Alleges Dowry Abuse
A 25-year-old software engineer has died by suicide in Hyderabad, just six months after her wedding. Devika died by suicide at her Hyderabad home on Sunday night. Her husband Satish, also a techie, informed the police and Devika's family
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"If Educated People...": Groom Returns Dowry Of Rs 5 Lakh In Rajasthan, Earns Praise
A 30-year-old bridegroom, who was gifted Rs 5,51,000 as dowry amid wedding rituals, returned the money to the bride's family soon after the ceremony, earning widespread praise among relatives and villagers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.
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Woman Alleges In-Laws Injected HIV-Infected Syringe Over Dowry Demands In UP
A woman here has alleged that her in-laws administered an HIV-infected syringe to her after their dowry demands were not met, police said on Sunday. The allegation made by the woman's parents are under investigation, officials said.
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Man, Sister-In-Law Get Life Term For Murder Of Wife Over Dowry Demands In UP
The court found Angad Yadav (32) and his sister-in-law Renu Devi (wife of his elder brother) guilty of killing Tejam Devi in 2018 over dowry demands.
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Anti-Money Laundering Law Misused Like Dowry Law: Supreme Court
The PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) is being used repeatedly to keep people in jail, the Supreme Court said today. A bench pulling up the Enforcement Directorate, said the law is being misused like the dowry law.
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Trial Courts Repeatedly Making Same Mistakes In Dowry Death Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted a man convicted of cruelty and causing dowry death of his wife and said trial courts were repeatedly making the same mistakes in the such cases.
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"Not Every Woman's Suicide Due To Harassment": Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws
A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his family members in the suicidal death case of his wife allegedly due to dowry demands and said there was no presumption every suicide by a married woman was due to harassment.
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Amid Techie Suicide Case, Supreme Court Lays Down 8 Factors For Deciding Alimony
The Supreme Court has laid down an eight-point formula for deciding alimony amount amid the ongoing debate surrounding the suicide of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash, who had alleged harassment by his wife 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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"Her Husband Kept Asking For Dowry": Sister Of Indian Woman, 24, Found Dead In UK
Days after 24-year-old Harshita Brella - an Indian woman from Delhi living with her husband in the UK - was found dead with her body stashed away in the boot of a car, his family has pointed to a dowry angle in the case.
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Delhi Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case After Victim Fails to Testify
A court here has acquitted the husband and three in-laws of a woman of the charge of subjecting her to cruelty for dowry, as she did not depose before it despite having been granted several opportunities.
