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Dowry death strikes at foundation of dignity but no blanket prohibition on bail: HC

Dowry death strikes at foundation of dignity but no blanket prohibition on bail: HC

Published on Apr 25, 2025 08:19 PM IST

Man gets 800 days’ jail for fabricating evidence in dowry death case

The officials said the court directed the convicted man to remain in jail for the same number of days spent behind bars by three innocent people. The court also slapped a penalty of ₹2,54,352.35 on him. (Pic for representation)

Published on Feb 09, 2025 09:38 AM IST

Mohali: Man who drove wife to suicide gets 7-year rigorous imprisonment

The Mohali court of additional sessions judge Baljinder Singh Sra also imposed a fine of ₹2,000 on the convict, Rakesh Singh, who has already spent four years and three months in judicial custody. The court, thus, set off the period of detention already undergone by the convict. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 03, 2025 08:12 AM IST

23-year-old woman murdered by husband over dowry in Pinjore

The victim, Tanu, had married the accused, Kapil, only in April last year, as per Pinjore police. (HT)

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Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:44 AM IST

Chandigarh: Husband to spend seven years in jail for dowry death

While convicting Sukhant, the court stated that he used to torture his wife Roma, demanding dowry, and beat her when his demands were not fulfilled. (iStock)

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Published on Jan 30, 2025 08:56 AM IST

Chandigarh: Nine months on, man, parents booked for dowry death

Taslima’s family alleged that her in-laws, on the pretext of providing her treatment for not being able to conceive a child, had brought her to Chandigarh on April 1, 2024, where they killed her. While the cause of death was not mentioned in their compliant, they alleged that her in-laws had conspired to kill her. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 15, 2025 08:56 AM IST

Husband, father-in-law booked for dowry death 2 yrs after woman’s suicide

Husband, father-in-law booked for dowry death 2 yrs after woman’s suicide

Updated on Nov 28, 2024 05:50 AM IST

Presumed dead 3 years ago, Gonda woman found alive and kicking in Lucknow

While probing the woman’s old Facebook account, the police found a recent photograph of the woman posted from a different account, police said.

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 05:46 AM IST

Live-in partner can be charged with dowry death: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court (File)

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 05:16 AM IST

Greater Noida: Man gets brother to kill his seven months pregnant wife, both held

The two suspects in police custody on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 27, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Woman jumps off high-rise in Gurugram; tortured by in-laws: Kin

The woman and her husband hailed from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. (File Photo)

Updated on Sep 26, 2024 06:48 AM IST

Ludhiana: Grocer cremates wife’s body sans autopsy, held for dowry death

A grocer was arrested on Saturday for dowry death after he allegedly cremated his wife’s body without an autopsy being performed, officials said. (HT File)

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Published on Sep 21, 2024 10:02 PM IST

Ludhiana: Year and half after woman’s death, husband among 3 booked on dowry charges

A year and half after a woman’s death, the police registered a case of dowry death against her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, officials said. (HT File)

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Published on Sep 13, 2024 10:12 PM IST

Chandigarh: Life term for husband, in-laws who killed woman for dowry

When the case was committed to the sessions court for trial on March 1, 2019, the medical opinion of a doctor on the death of the victim ruled that it was homicidal in nature. (Getty Images/Purestock)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:44 AM IST

Delhi court acquits husband, in-laws of dowry death, abetment of suicide charges

Delhi court acquits husband, in-laws of dowry death, abetment of suicide charges

Published on Sep 06, 2024 06:36 PM IST

Delhi court acquits husband, in-laws of dowry death charge

Delhi court acquits husband, in-laws of dowry death charge

Published on Aug 16, 2024 07:49 PM IST

Chandigarh: Husband, mother-in-law acquitted in dowry death case

The defence counsel had stated that it was a case of suicide and not murder, alleging that it was wrongly framed by the police. (iStockphoto)

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Updated on Aug 13, 2024 10:54 AM IST

Husband, in-laws booked for dowry death as Ludhiana woman dies

Ludhiana police officials said a hunt is on to arrest the accused. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jul 30, 2024 10:52 PM IST

Dowry death convicts also disqualified to inherit property of the victim: HC

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Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:20 AM IST

On Day 1 of new criminal code, 9 cases registered in Ggm

The Gurugram cases were related to murder, accidents and theft while a separate case registered in Faridabad dealt with dowry death. (Representational Photo)

Updated on Jul 03, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Man booked for dowry death of his 24-year-old wife

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Updated on May 13, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Ludhiana: Husband held for dowry death after woman ends life

The police have also booked her father-in-law and mother-in-law, who are at large. (Getty image)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2024 05:00 AM IST

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife

The autopsy report had revealed that the woman, who was in her 30s, suffered multiple stabbed marks. Her foetus was also found dead in the abdomen (representational image)

Updated on Feb 03, 2024 06:26 AM IST

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan urges collective action against dowry

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Published on Dec 08, 2023 05:33 PM IST

2019 case: Husband, mother-in-law convicted of dowry death

Four years after a 24-year-old woman was found dead at her house in EWS Colony, Dhanas, her husband and mother-in-law were convicted of dowry death, by a local court in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2023 10:18 AM IST

Panchkula: 23-year-old newly married woman ends life over dowry harassment

Her father told the Panchkula police that since her wedding, her in-laws had been harassing her and beating her up to bring ₹10 lakh as dowry. (iStock)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2023 08:58 AM IST

Ludhiana Dowry death:Husband held after woman dies under suspicious circumstances

SDM Manjeet Kaur with other officials at a grain mandi in Jagraon on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2023 06:24 AM IST

Woman dies in Ludhiana, father-in-law held for dowry death; husband on the run

According to the victim’s father, the accused used to harass his daughter, Rajpal Kaur, 24, for not bearing a child. (iStock)

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Published on Sep 15, 2023 11:58 PM IST

Ludhiana: Husband, in-laws held after woman dies

The FIR was lodged on the statement of father of the victim, who is a resident of Ambala in Haryana. (iStock)

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Updated on Aug 10, 2023 11:35 PM IST

Ludhiana: 21-yr-old woman dies; husband, mother-in-law held; 2 on the run

The police have arrested a man and her mother on charges of dowry death in Ludhiana. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Jul 23, 2023 11:11 PM IST