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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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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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Mindset That Women Endure Suffering Exploited By Perpetrators: High Court
The Delhi High Court has lamented the killing of women due to dowry demands even decades after its criminalisation and said the mindset that a woman "endures" sufferings in her matrimonial home emboldens the perpetrators.
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Triple Talaq On Video Call: Cops Probe Dowry Harassment By Husband, Family
A woman has accused her husband and in-laws of harassment over dowry demands and being divorced via triple talaq on a video call.
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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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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Man Brings Bride Home From Her Parents' House, Then Beats Her To Death
A newly married woman was beaten to death by her husband for not meeting his demand of an TVS Apache bike and Rs 3 lakh in dowry in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha.
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Aligarh Woman Brutally Beaten By In-Laws Over Dowry, Case Filed: Cops
A newly-married woman in Aligarh was tied to a tree and brutally thrashed up by her in-laws allegedly after their demand for dowry was not fulfilled by her family.
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"If There Exists Temple Of Justice...": Court Upholds District Judge's Dismissal
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer accused of demanding dowry and attempting to influence a junior judge in the case.
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No Fortuner In Dowry, Woman Killed By Husband, In-Laws In Greater Noida
A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and his family in Greater Noida for being unable to meet their dowry demands that included a Toyota Fortuner and Rs 21 lakh cash, police said.
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UP Man Bites Wife's Nose Over Dowry Demand, Cops File Case
A man allegedly injured his wife by biting her nose over dowry demand, police said on Wednesday.
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Kerala Doctor Named In Girlfriend's Suicide Note Suspended By Medical Body
A Kerala doctor whose 26-year-old girlfriend died by suicide after he cancelled their wedding over dowry demands has been suspended by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
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Women's Panel Seeks Report From Cops In Kerala Doctor Suicide Case In 5 Days
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed deep concern over the death of a young doctor in Thiruvananthapuram, who allegedly died by suicide due to dowry demands and requested detailed action taken report within
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"True That My Family...": Kerala Doctor Names Boyfriend In Suicide Note
"Kerala Doctor Suicide Case": Shahana, a 26-year-old doctor in Kerala, died by suicide after her boyfriend allegedly demanded dowry and her family couldn't fulfill her demands.
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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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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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Mindset That Women Endure Suffering Exploited By Perpetrators: High Court
The Delhi High Court has lamented the killing of women due to dowry demands even decades after its criminalisation and said the mindset that a woman "endures" sufferings in her matrimonial home emboldens the perpetrators.
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Triple Talaq On Video Call: Cops Probe Dowry Harassment By Husband, Family
A woman has accused her husband and in-laws of harassment over dowry demands and being divorced via triple talaq on a video call.
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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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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Man Brings Bride Home From Her Parents' House, Then Beats Her To Death
A newly married woman was beaten to death by her husband for not meeting his demand of an TVS Apache bike and Rs 3 lakh in dowry in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha.
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Aligarh Woman Brutally Beaten By In-Laws Over Dowry, Case Filed: Cops
A newly-married woman in Aligarh was tied to a tree and brutally thrashed up by her in-laws allegedly after their demand for dowry was not fulfilled by her family.
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"If There Exists Temple Of Justice...": Court Upholds District Judge's Dismissal
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer accused of demanding dowry and attempting to influence a junior judge in the case.
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No Fortuner In Dowry, Woman Killed By Husband, In-Laws In Greater Noida
A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and his family in Greater Noida for being unable to meet their dowry demands that included a Toyota Fortuner and Rs 21 lakh cash, police said.
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UP Man Bites Wife's Nose Over Dowry Demand, Cops File Case
A man allegedly injured his wife by biting her nose over dowry demand, police said on Wednesday.
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Kerala Doctor Named In Girlfriend's Suicide Note Suspended By Medical Body
A Kerala doctor whose 26-year-old girlfriend died by suicide after he cancelled their wedding over dowry demands has been suspended by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
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Women's Panel Seeks Report From Cops In Kerala Doctor Suicide Case In 5 Days
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed deep concern over the death of a young doctor in Thiruvananthapuram, who allegedly died by suicide due to dowry demands and requested detailed action taken report within
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"True That My Family...": Kerala Doctor Names Boyfriend In Suicide Note
"Kerala Doctor Suicide Case": Shahana, a 26-year-old doctor in Kerala, died by suicide after her boyfriend allegedly demanded dowry and her family couldn't fulfill her demands.
