The High Court of Karnataka has convicted Kannada actress Abhinaya, her mother and her brother of dowry harassment.The case was registered in Bengaluru in 2002 under sec 498A. While the…

The Supreme Court directed appointment of a candidate whose appointment was rejected because he was tried for the offence under section 498A IPC. The petitioner, Pramod Singh Kirar applied for…

The Orissa High Court recently held that proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) cannot be quashed by a High Court under Section 482 (inherent powers) of…

Recently, the Madhya Pradesh HC ruled that in cases of dowry if the active involvement of family members is not proved, then cognizance of the matter against them would not…