The Supreme Court heard a petition challenging the Hindu Succession Act, which directs a childless widow’s property to her husband’s family. Justice BV Nagarathna highlighted, “under Hindu law, a woman’s gotra changes when she marries.”
The Supreme Court of India quashed a dowry harassment case due to vague accusations against the husband’s family. The bench criticized the trend of naming multiple relatives without clear evidence and emphasized that strong, specific allegations are essential. This judgment reflects the court’s stance against the misuse of dowry laws.
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Srinagar Bench) has stayed the filing of a chargesheet against the husband’s family in a dowry, assault, and cruelty case, citing lack of evidence, while allowing the investigation against the husband to proceed. The petitioners claim the FIR was filed out of revenge.
The Bombay High Court ruled that keeping a mother’s four-year-old daughter away from her is “cruelty” under IPC Section 498-A. Despite a lower court’s custody order, the child is withheld, causing mental harassment. The court upheld an FIR against the mother’s in-laws, emphasizing ongoing mental injury and contempt of judicial orders.
