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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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Kerala Orders Probe Into Dowry Harassment On Newly-Wed Woman
A bride in this north Kerala district has accused her husband of brutally assaulting and attempting to kill her over dowry, barely a week after their wedding on May 5.
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Supreme Court Revokes Dowry Harassment Case, Says Woman "Wanted Vengeance"
The Supreme Court has quashed a dowry harassment case filed by a woman against her in-laws, saying she "clearly wanted to wreak vengeance" and allowing criminal proceedings to continue would result in patent injustice.
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Court Rejects Dowry Harassment Requests Against Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui
A court here has rejected two pleas filed against Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui by his "former" wife Zianab, seeking directions to police to register cases against him for alleged dowry harassment.
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Case Against Dancer Sapna Chaudhary, Family For Allegedly Demanding Dowry
A case has been registered against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Chaudhary and her family members for their alleged involvement in harassing and demanding dowry from the former Big Boss contestant's sister-in-law.
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Ex-Fireman In Mumbai Set Wife On Fire For Dowry, Jailed For Life
A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.
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3 Cops Suspended After Rajasthan Man Dies During Attempt To Escape From Police Custody
Three policemen were suspended on Sunday after an accused in a dowry harassment case jumped out of a moving bus while he was being taken to a court and died in Rajasthan's Churu district, officials said.
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UP Woman Accuses Husband Of Giving Triple Talaq Over Dowry: Cops
A woman here has alleged that her husband, who had been harassing her for dowry, divorced her through the outlawed practice of 'triple talaq,' police said on Monday.
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Case Against IAS Officer As Wife Accuses Him Of Dowry Harassment
Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against a 38-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer after his wife, also a government officer, lodged a complaint, accusing him and his family members of harassing her for dowry, an official said.
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On Matrimonial Disputes, Supreme Court Chides "Casually" Naming Family
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man and a woman in a dowry harassment case noting that the family members of the husband are being made accused in matrimonial disputes by making casual reference to them in FIR.
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Case Against Biju Janata Dal MP, Wife And Son Over Alleged Dowry Harassment
The police in Madhya Pradesh have registered an FIR against Odisha's senior BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, his wife and their son, after their daughter-in-law alleged harassment for dowry, an official said in Bhopal on Thursday.
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Case Against Andhra Police Constable For Harassing Wife For Dowry: Cops
A case has been registered against a police constable and his mother in Krishna district's Kanchikacherla mandal for allegedly harassing his wife for dowry.
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UP Woman Allegedly Harassed, Molested, Given Triple Talaq Over Phone: Police
A case of dowry and domestic violence has been registered against a man and his family members on a complaint by his wife, police said on Monday.
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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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Kerala Orders Probe Into Dowry Harassment On Newly-Wed Woman
A bride in this north Kerala district has accused her husband of brutally assaulting and attempting to kill her over dowry, barely a week after their wedding on May 5.
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Supreme Court Revokes Dowry Harassment Case, Says Woman "Wanted Vengeance"
The Supreme Court has quashed a dowry harassment case filed by a woman against her in-laws, saying she "clearly wanted to wreak vengeance" and allowing criminal proceedings to continue would result in patent injustice.
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Court Rejects Dowry Harassment Requests Against Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui
A court here has rejected two pleas filed against Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui by his "former" wife Zianab, seeking directions to police to register cases against him for alleged dowry harassment.
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Case Against Dancer Sapna Chaudhary, Family For Allegedly Demanding Dowry
A case has been registered against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Chaudhary and her family members for their alleged involvement in harassing and demanding dowry from the former Big Boss contestant's sister-in-law.
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Ex-Fireman In Mumbai Set Wife On Fire For Dowry, Jailed For Life
A sessions court here sentenced a 33-year-old former fireman to rigorous imprisonment for life for setting his wife on fire after harassing her for dowry in suburban Mulund six years ago.
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3 Cops Suspended After Rajasthan Man Dies During Attempt To Escape From Police Custody
Three policemen were suspended on Sunday after an accused in a dowry harassment case jumped out of a moving bus while he was being taken to a court and died in Rajasthan's Churu district, officials said.
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UP Woman Accuses Husband Of Giving Triple Talaq Over Dowry: Cops
A woman here has alleged that her husband, who had been harassing her for dowry, divorced her through the outlawed practice of 'triple talaq,' police said on Monday.
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Case Against IAS Officer As Wife Accuses Him Of Dowry Harassment
Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against a 38-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer after his wife, also a government officer, lodged a complaint, accusing him and his family members of harassing her for dowry, an official said.
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On Matrimonial Disputes, Supreme Court Chides "Casually" Naming Family
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man and a woman in a dowry harassment case noting that the family members of the husband are being made accused in matrimonial disputes by making casual reference to them in FIR.
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Case Against Biju Janata Dal MP, Wife And Son Over Alleged Dowry Harassment
The police in Madhya Pradesh have registered an FIR against Odisha's senior BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, his wife and their son, after their daughter-in-law alleged harassment for dowry, an official said in Bhopal on Thursday.
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Case Against Andhra Police Constable For Harassing Wife For Dowry: Cops
A case has been registered against a police constable and his mother in Krishna district's Kanchikacherla mandal for allegedly harassing his wife for dowry.
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UP Woman Allegedly Harassed, Molested, Given Triple Talaq Over Phone: Police
A case of dowry and domestic violence has been registered against a man and his family members on a complaint by his wife, police said on Monday.
