Vismaya Dowry Death: Supreme Court Suspends Husband Kiran Kumar’s 10-Year Sentence

Today, On 2nd July, The Supreme Court suspended the trial court’s 10-year sentence given to Kiran Kumar in the dowry-related death of his wife, Vismaya. The 24-year-old Ayurveda student was found hanging in her husband’s house in 2021.

Supreme Court Clarifies Section 498A: Emphasizing Evidence in Marital Cruelty Cases

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has recently clarified the interpretation of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which addresses issues of cruelty and harassment for dowry. The decision emerged from a case involving a woman from Karnataka, who was accused by her sister-in-law of abusive behavior and disposing of […]