Dowry Harassment Case

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A case has been registered against a man in Hyderabad for allegedly harassing his wife over the birth to a girl child and pronouncing talaq thrice to her, police said on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Police has registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over her misaligned teeth.

A man divorced his wife in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar through triple talaq on WhatsApp from Kuwait, where he works as a labourer, after she filed a dowry and harassment case against him and his family, police said today.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A case has been registered against a man in Hyderabad for allegedly harassing his wife over the birth to a girl child and pronouncing talaq thrice to her, police said on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Police has registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over her misaligned teeth.

A man divorced his wife in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar through triple talaq on WhatsApp from Kuwait, where he works as a labourer, after she filed a dowry and harassment case against him and his family, police said today.