Tag: dowry law India

Jharkhand HC dismisses plea to quash dowry harassment case, citing specific allegations against in-laws

Team Law Notify High Courts May 5, 2026

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 320 | 2026:JHHC:12970 May 1, 2026 : The High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi has declined to quash criminal proceedings against a couple accused of dowry harassment and cruelty, holding that the allegations against Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court acquits a man convicted in a 2006 dowry death case, citing lack of proof of dowry-related cruelty soon before death

Team Law Notify High Courts January 13, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 38 Bilaspur, January 13, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has acquitted a man convicted nearly two decades ago for dowry death and cruelty, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the core Read more…