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

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 ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a husband's petition seeking quashment of FIR, observed that while forced unnatural sex by ...

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 ...

Karnataka HC rules strangers cannot be charged under IPC Section 498A, limiting cruelty claims to relatives only.

Bengaluru: In a significant ruling on the scope of dowry harassment laws, the Karnataka High Court has clarified that neighbours or unrelated third parties cannot be implicated under Section ...

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 ...