Dowry Harassment Law

In a tragic incident in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday, a woman hanged herself along with her three daughters, following which the woman and her two daughters died while one girl was admitted to hospital in a serious condition, a police official

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.

The woman's mother-in-law decided to take her "agni-pariksha" - an ancient ritual of trial by fire - and allegedly put a burning log of firewood on her palms.

The Supreme Court has said "anger" and "vendetta" of an aggrieved person should not take advantage of the legal provision on dowry harassment and harass the other side espousing the principle of sympathy.

The Supreme Court Friday modified its previous order that provided for setting up of a committee to deal with complaints of dowry harassment

Going against its own order, the Supreme Court has called for a review of the Anti-Dowry Law saying that the current law curtails the rights of women. The court will now reconsider the verdict delivered by another bench of the top court in July 2017, which stated that arrests could be made only after a preliminary probe by a panel police in dowry h...

Immediate arrests - an integral process followed by the police in dowry harassment cases - was ruled out by the Supreme Court. The top court said as in any other case, the police will now have to conduct a preliminary inquiry before making any arrest.

When his daughter, who had been harassed for dowry and even tortured, was divorced by her husband uttering the word talaq thrice, Ghaziabad-based carpenter Mr Sabir this week decided to reach out to the most powerful person he could think of - the local MLA.

The police has been asked to file a case against three of a family in Uttar Pradesh after external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today tweeted to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to help a Russian woman who has accused her Indian in-laws in Agra of harassing her, demanding dowry.

Former Delhi Law minister Somnath Bharti broke down during questioning by investigators, who today took him to his Dwarka residence where he came face to face with his wife in connection with the dowry harassment and attempt to murder case.

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the misuse of a law meant to target those guilty of dowry harassment and said people accused in such cases cannot be automatically arrested.

Raghunath Mohanty, the former law minister of Odisha accused of dowry harassment by his daughter-in-law, was arrested in Kolkata this morning. He had been on the run for the last two weeks. His wife has been arrested as well.

After public outcry and protests by opposition parties, police yesterday arrested Raja Shree Mohanty, the son of former Odisha minister Raghunath Mohanty, on charges of torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.

A 21-year-old girl in Delhi has alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry since the day of her marriage in February.After her in-laws demanded Rs 8 lakh and a flat, Richa Arya was forced to move in with her parents in June.Last week, she went back to collect her belongings. But a seven-month-pregnant Richa returned with a bleedin...

In a tragic incident in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday, a woman hanged herself along with her three daughters, following which the woman and her two daughters died while one girl was admitted to hospital in a serious condition, a police official

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.

The woman's mother-in-law decided to take her "agni-pariksha" - an ancient ritual of trial by fire - and allegedly put a burning log of firewood on her palms.

The Supreme Court has said "anger" and "vendetta" of an aggrieved person should not take advantage of the legal provision on dowry harassment and harass the other side espousing the principle of sympathy.

The Supreme Court Friday modified its previous order that provided for setting up of a committee to deal with complaints of dowry harassment

Going against its own order, the Supreme Court has called for a review of the Anti-Dowry Law saying that the current law curtails the rights of women. The court will now reconsider the verdict delivered by another bench of the top court in July 2017, which stated that arrests could be made only after a preliminary probe by a panel police in dowry h...

Immediate arrests - an integral process followed by the police in dowry harassment cases - was ruled out by the Supreme Court. The top court said as in any other case, the police will now have to conduct a preliminary inquiry before making any arrest.

When his daughter, who had been harassed for dowry and even tortured, was divorced by her husband uttering the word talaq thrice, Ghaziabad-based carpenter Mr Sabir this week decided to reach out to the most powerful person he could think of - the local MLA.

The police has been asked to file a case against three of a family in Uttar Pradesh after external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today tweeted to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to help a Russian woman who has accused her Indian in-laws in Agra of harassing her, demanding dowry.

Former Delhi Law minister Somnath Bharti broke down during questioning by investigators, who today took him to his Dwarka residence where he came face to face with his wife in connection with the dowry harassment and attempt to murder case.

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the misuse of a law meant to target those guilty of dowry harassment and said people accused in such cases cannot be automatically arrested.

Raghunath Mohanty, the former law minister of Odisha accused of dowry harassment by his daughter-in-law, was arrested in Kolkata this morning. He had been on the run for the last two weeks. His wife has been arrested as well.

After public outcry and protests by opposition parties, police yesterday arrested Raja Shree Mohanty, the son of former Odisha minister Raghunath Mohanty, on charges of torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.

A 21-year-old girl in Delhi has alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry since the day of her marriage in February.After her in-laws demanded Rs 8 lakh and a flat, Richa Arya was forced to move in with her parents in June.Last week, she went back to collect her belongings. But a seven-month-pregnant Richa returned with a bleedin...