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Supreme Court sets aside a dowry death conviction after finding no evidence of cruelty or dowry demand, ruling Section 304-B IPC was wrongly applied.
Priya Kapur moves Delhi court with a criminal defamation case against Mandhira Kapur Smith as the ₹30,000-crore Sunjay Kapur inheritance dispute intensifies.
Karnataka High Court rules that Section 498A IPC targets grave cruelty, not ordinary marital discord, and quashes FIR against husband and family.
Karnataka High Court rules that neighbours or outsiders cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC, quashing cruelty case to prevent misuse.
The Supreme Court quashed a dowry case against in-laws, ruling that vague and omnibus allegations under Section 498A IPC cannot justify criminal prosecution.