Karnataka High Court quashes dowry harassment FIR, observing that IPC Section 498A addresses grave cruelty but is not a remedy for minor matrimonial issues.

The Supreme Court acknowledged potential misuse of dowry harassment laws (Section 498A IPC/Section 85 BNS) against men and their families, but refused to alter the legislation designed to protect ...

NEW DELHI: In what may result in the first review of the new Indian criminal codes, the Centre has started discussions on the misuse of Sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) that ...

Hearing an appeal by the accused parents-in-law, the Supreme Court held that vague and omnibus allegations without specific instances of dowry demand or cruelty cannot justify prosecution ...

The Kerala High Court, in a recent ruling, clarified that a minimum of five persons are required to attract the offence of ...

Justice M I Arun passed this order while upholding charge against Revanna under IPC Section 354A (sexual harassment) and directed the trial court to examine if this charge can be invoked despite the ...