It is alleged that at the time of marriage a sum or Rs 3 lakh, 25 grams of gold ornaments and other articles were given in ...

The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be ...

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the "growing tendency to misuse Section 498A" of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), ...

IPC added Section 498A to protect married women from harassment at the hands of her husband. A law introduced with good intentions has been over the years turned in it's head. It has become in many ...

The Supreme Court of India recently found a wife guilty of filing a false dowry and domestic violence case against her ...

An overwhelming majority of domestic violence victims never file complaints due to fear of stigma, retaliation, or familial ...

Courts must exercise caution in such cases to prevent misuse of legal provisions and harassment of innocent people, says apex ...

"Sometimes, recourse is taken to invoke Section 498A of the IPC against the husband and his family in order to seek compliance with the unreasonable demands of a wife," the Court remarked. The ...

The recent shocking case of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who killed himself on December 9 after leaving behind a video, has ...

What do these cases have in common? In both, the victims have alleged acute mental harassment and “extreme torture" by their ...

New Delhi, [India], December 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the growing tendency to misuse Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises cruelty by husbands ...

New Delhi: In the wake of the tragic suicide of a Bengaluru tech professional, criminal lawyer Advocate Vikas Pahwa on Wednesday called for urgent reforms to curb the misuse of Section 498A ...