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  • Indian Penal Code section on matrimonial cruelty does not violate right to equality: SC

    Indian Penal Code section on matrimonial cruelty does not violate right to equality: SC

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 16, 2025 · 01:35 pm
  • Dowry harassment: FIR filed against Odisha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, his son and wife

    Dowry harassment: FIR filed against Odisha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, his son and wife

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 19, 2021 · 06:55 pm
  • Kerala woman found dead in in-laws’ house, husband accused of domestic violence surrenders

    Kerala woman found dead in in-laws’ house, husband accused of domestic violence surrenders

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 22, 2021 · 05:49 pm
  • Kerala: Police arrest four family members of a woman who committed suicide along with her daughter

    Kerala: Police arrest four family members of a woman who committed suicide along with her daughter

    Scroll Staff
    · May 15, 2019 · 07:28 pm
  • Misuse of Section 498A: SC modifies earlier order, says welfare committees not needed in dowry cases

    Misuse of Section 498A: SC modifies earlier order, says welfare committees not needed in dowry cases

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 14, 2018 · 11:31 am
  • Uttar Pradesh: Man beats up wife over dowry, sends video of assault to her parents

    Uttar Pradesh: Man beats up wife over dowry, sends video of assault to her parents

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 17, 2018 · 09:51 am
  • Supreme Court says it cannot frame guidelines for police investigation in dowry cases

    Supreme Court says it cannot frame guidelines for police investigation in dowry cases

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 30, 2017 · 12:44 pm
  • The big news: Nitish Kumar wins floor test in the Bihar Assembly, and nine other top stories

    The big news: Nitish Kumar wins floor test in the Bihar Assembly, and nine other top stories

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 28, 2017 · 01:45 pm
  • Accused in dowry harassment case cannot be arrested until inquiry is done, says Supreme Court

    Accused in dowry harassment case cannot be arrested until inquiry is done, says Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 28, 2017 · 07:32 am
  • Readers' comments: Governor's role not just a colonial hangover, it's based on India's realities

    Readers' comments: Governor's role not just a colonial hangover, it's based on India's realities

    Scroll
    · Feb 16, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • Forced counselling, moralising: The difficulties of filing dowry harassment cases under Section 498A

    Forced counselling, moralising: The difficulties of filing dowry harassment cases under Section 498A

    Aarefa Johari
    · Feb 12, 2017 · 09:00 am