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NOORJAHA BEGUM SARFARAJ QURESHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, an informant in Crime No.231/2022, filed a criminal writ petition seeking directions for the State to forward the charge‑sheet to the trial court and to have the court take cognizance of offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 r/w Sec. 34 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim …

ROHIT RAJENDRA KAKANI AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

APPLICATION ALLOWED

The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quashment of an FIR, charge‑sheet and a pending criminal case arising from alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 504 r/w 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the dispute had been settled through a consent decree executed …

DINESH SITARAM JONWAL AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

DISPOSED OFF

The State filed a charge‑sheet against Dinesh Sitaram Jonwal, Trupti Sunil Barandwal and Sunil Shankarlal Barandwal (Applicants 1, 3 and 4) under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging harassment and dowry demands, but the FIR contained only …

SAMADHAN BHAGWAN KAKADE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

APPLICATION ALLOWED

The applicants sought to quash FIR No.118/2025 filed for offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the matrimonial dispute with the respondent had been amicably settled, with the husband agreeing to pay maintenance and filing a mutual consent …

YASHWANT KISAN GAWALI AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Withdrawn

The applicants, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law, brother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law of the informant, filed an application seeking quash of FIR No.112/15 and the charge sheet RCC No.1093/2015 relating to offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 …

MONU AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 17997 of 2024, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants claimed that they had reached an amicable …

ANCHAL RASTOGIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicant Anchal Rastogi filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the criminal case No. 1336 of 2018 (State v. Sachin Rastogi et al.) which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court noted that the applicant had …

ASHWANI KHARWARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Ashwani Kharwar, sought bail in a dowry‑death case (Crime No. 552 of 2024) filed under Sections 85 and 80 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed he was falsely implicated, asserting that his wife died by suicide and that no specific dowry demand …

VIRAJ CHAUDHARY AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash the FIR dated 05‑07‑2026 in Crime No. 200, filed under Sections 85, 115(2), 74, 91 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and also sought a mandamus directing the …

SUMANversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant Suman, the sister‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under sections 85, 80(2), 352, 351(3) of the B.N.S. and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No. 127 of 2026. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing she …

ASHRAF AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings relating to several IPC offences, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Act, on the ground that they had amicably settled with …

AKASH SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Akash Singh and Surajpal Singh, who are the brother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide following a domestic dispute. They were charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the BNS Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition …

DEEPESH AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached an out‑of‑court settlement, and the opposite …

MAUSIMversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a second bail application filed under Section 483 of the B.N.S.S. by Mausim, who was in custody for offences under Sections 85, 80(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial had commenced and three prosecution witnesses—Wajid, Nazuk Jahan, …

MOHD. SAJID AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Mohd. Sajid and four others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from alleged offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2) of the B.N.S., Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 3/4 of …

SHAHAZAD AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioners sought to quash an FIR dated 8 September 2026 registered under sections of the B.N.S. Act, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, and asked that they not be arrested. The petitioners also prayed that the police follow the Supreme …

MOHD LUQMAN AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Mohd Luqman and three others, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant (NBW) dated 14‑01‑2026 issued by the Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate/Fast Track Court‑II, Amroha, in a dowry‑related criminal …

ASHISH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Ashish Yadav, who is charged under Section 80(2) of the CrPC, Section 85 of the B.N.S. Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No. 160 of 2025. The applicant argued that the prosecution’s key witnesses – the deceased’s …

SMT. PANCHALI @ PANCHO (CORPUS) AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

The petitioner, Sunil Kumar, filed a habeas corpus petition claiming that his wife, Smt. Panchali, and their two‑year‑old daughter were being unlawfully detained by him. The petitioner alleged that the wife had left the matrimonial home and that no action was taken after a police complaint. The …

RAM PRASADversusSTATE OF U.P.

Ram Prasad, the father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under sections 80(2), 85, 91 of the B.N.S. and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were vague, there was no material showing dowry harassment, and that a co‑accused had already been …

TARUN VERMA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 8166 of 2024) arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite party had reached an out‑of‑court …

SMT. KANTI DEVI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioners Kanti Devi and others filed a writ petition seeking quashal of an FIR dated 29‑April‑2025 and a mandamus directing the police not to arrest them, alleging that the dispute underlying the FIR had been amicably settled through a compromise deed verified by the Special Chief Judicial …

MUKULversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, husband of a woman who died under unnatural circumstances, sought bail in a dowry‑related case (Crime No.286 of 2025) invoking Sections 85, 80(2) of the CrPC, Sections 238, 352 of the IPC, Section 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed false …

MEENA NISHADversusSTATE OF U.P.

Meena Nishad, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the B.N.S. Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, lacking any material showing she harassed the deceased for dowry, and …

RANVEERversusSTATE OF U.P.

Ranveer, the father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 80(2), 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he was falsely implicated, that there was no material to establish the statutory presumption of dowry death, and that the …

GUDIA JAISWALversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, a informant in a criminal matter (State vs. Ravi Jaiswal), filed an application under Section 529 of the B.N.S.S. seeking an order directing the trial court to expedite the hearing of the pending case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition …

SHAHINversusSTATE OF U.P.

Shahin, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing cruelty or dowry demand before the death, and that a …

DEEPAK KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioners Deepak Kumar and two others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 01.08.2026 registered under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court examined the FIR, …

MOHIT AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Mohit and six others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge‑sheet and proceedings in a criminal case (Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) on the ground that they had reached an amicable compromise …

AMANversusSTATE OF U.P.

The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Aman, who was accused under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with the suicide of his sister-in-law. Aman argued that he was falsely implicated, that …

SMT VIDHYARANIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Smt Vidhyarani, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 80(2), 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing dowry harassment, and that bail should be granted …

AMANAversusSTATE OF U.P.

Amana, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing cruelty or dowry demand prior to the death, and that the …

SURENDRA PRATAP SINGHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner, a government assistant teacher, was suspended and jailed on 3 September 2019 after an FIR was lodged under Sections 498‑A, 304‑B, 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act following his wife's suicide. He was reinstated on 24 November 2022 on the condition that salary for the suspension …

RAJESH ANURAGIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Rajesh Anuragi, accused under Sections 80(2) & 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with the suicide of his wife. The applicant argued that no call‑detail records (CDR) linked him or his family to the …

VINOD KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a second bail application filed by Vinod Kumar, who is alleged to be involved in a dowry‑related case concerning the death of his daughter‑in‑law Seema. The applicant claimed false implication, noting that the cause of death was asphyxia due to antemortem hanging and that …

SAHIL ALIAS NIRHUversusSTATE OF U.P.

The Allahabad High Court considered a second bail application filed by Sahil alias Nirhu, who is charged under Sections 498‑A, 304‑B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with the death of his wife. The trial court had already rejected his first bail plea, noting …

SHAKTI SINGH PATHRAURversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 seeking to quash criminal proceedings in complaint case No. 3185 of 2018, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial court verified that the …

ANEES AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached an amicable settlement, which …

SANJAY SHUKLA AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 seeking to quash Criminal Complaint No. 5548 of 2019, which alleged offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The parties had entered into a compromise on 15 May 2026, which was …

PRAHLAD @ PAWAN DIXIT AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 09.01.2025 and the cognizance order dated 27.06.2025 in State v. Prahlad @ Pawan Dixit and others, relating to offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 …

HARISH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 10814 of 2022) relating to offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second …

ASLAM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the CrPC seeking to quash the charge‑sheet dated 28‑12‑2024, the cognizance/summoning order dated 14‑07‑2025, and the entire criminal proceedings (Case No. 10944 of 2025) relating to offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and …

SAMEER SRIVASTAVAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Sameer Srivastava, filed an application under Section 528 of the CrPC seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case (crime no. 16/2023) involving offences under Sections 323, 504, 506, 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …

KUNJ GUPTA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Kunj Gupta and others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings arising from a case filed under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had reached an amicable compromise. The …

SHIV KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Shiv Kumar and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 21‑12‑2022 and the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 1238 of 2023, which involved offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. …

GOVIND SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Govind Singh, sought bail in a dowry‑death case where his wife was found dead by throttling. The FIR originally alleged offences under sections 80(2), 85 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, but the charge‑sheet was later filed under sections 85, 103(1) …

SUMAN AWASTHIversusUNION OF INDIA

The applicant, Suman Awasthi, sought a No‑Objection Certificate (NOC) and renewal of her passport to travel abroad, but the trial court rejected her application on the basis that a criminal case against her was stayed by this High Court. The criminal case involved offences under Sections 323, 498A, …

BALESHWAR RAMversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Baleshwar Ram, who was arrested in connection with a suicide case originally registered under Section 125 of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act, but later amended to Section 108 of the B.N.S. The applicant claimed he was falsely implicated, …

AMIT NIRANJAN AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 112/2024) arising from offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 354‑A, 323, 504, 506, 427 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that they had reached a …

YOGENDRA KUMAR SINGH @ YOGESH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants Yogendra Kumar Singh and two others filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a Civil Judge’s order that dismissed their discharge application in a dowry‑related criminal case. During hearing, the applicants’ counsel withdrew the challenge to the order …

UMESH KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a summoning order dated 15‑07‑2023 and the entire criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 03 of 2023) instituted under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Both parties agreed to refer the …

ABHISHEK BHASKAR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Abhishek Bhaskar and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No.125243 of 2023, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 403 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …

SMT MAMTA KUMARI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionists, Smt Mamta Kumari and two others, filed a criminal revision challenging the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's order rejecting their application for discharge in a case under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. After the trial court later framed …

VIRENDRAPALversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Virandrapal, accused in a dowry‑related death case (Crime No. 272/2025) under Sections 115(2), 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant, husband of the deceased who allegedly committed suicide, argued …

RAVISHARAN AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief from a non‑bailable warrant issued in a case involving offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The counsel for the applicants indicated that they did not wish to …

UMA RAM AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P.

Uma Ram and Lal Devi, the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, were charged under Sections 80(2), 85 of the B.N.S. 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that there was no material linking them to any dowry harassment and that the …

BHAGWANDIN SHUKLAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The Allahabad High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Bhagwandin Shukla, who was implicated in a dowry‑death case under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 304‑B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant had previously been granted limited anticipatory bail …

CHANDRABHANversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Chandrabhan, the father‑in‑law of a woman who had died by suicide, who was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that he was falsely implicated, …

TIJIYA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Tijiya Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, lacking any material showing she harassed the deceased for dowry, and that the …

SMT. MRIDULATAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt. Mridulata, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings pending against parties 2 to 5 in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 504, 354 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant asserted that a …

SUSHIL SINGHAL AND 7 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Sushil Singhal and others, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 518/9 of 2018) arising from a 2015 offence under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 316 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that …

ASHU SINGHALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Ashu Singlar, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 5278/9 of 2016) arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 316, 377 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant …

VIMLA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Vimla Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, applied for bail in a case originally filed under Sections 85, 80(2) of the B.N.S. Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, which was later amended to charge her under Section 108 and Section 92 of the B.N.S. Act for alleged abetment to suicide. The …

VIJAY KESHSHARWANIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Vijay Keshsharwani, a father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide after a domestic dispute, was charged under Sections 85 and 80 of the B.N.S. Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations of dowry harassment were unfounded, that there was …

CHANDRA SHEKHAR AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash a criminal case (Case Crime No.215 of 2007) involving charges under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed innocence and alleged that the parties had amicably resolved their …

JITENDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a Judicial Magistrate's order dated 16‑04‑2019 in a criminal case (State vs. Praja Ram) involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …

MOHAMMAD NAZISH AND 7 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings arising from a matrimonial dispute, which included charges under IPC sections 498A, 323, 506, 377, 313, 354, the Dowry Prohibition Act (sections 3 and 4) and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights …

MUNNARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Munnar, the father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that he was falsely implicated, that there was no material …

ANURAG KAUSHIK AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 2314 of 2019) instituted by the complainant under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that the dispute arose from …

ARASAD @ RAJA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Arasad @ Raja and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking quash of a charge sheet dated 29‑07‑2001 and the related criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) on the ground that they had reached a …

KAMIL ABBAS AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a summoning order and the criminal case (Criminal Case No. 10503 of 2026) filed under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354C, as well as sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Marriage Act. They …

SMT BABITAversusSTATE OF U.P.

Smt Babita, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under IPC Sections 80(2), 85, 123(2) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material to establish a dowry‑death presumption, and that she had no …

RAMSAKHIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Ramsakhi, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85, 80(2) of the BNS Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She sought bail, arguing that there was no material linking her to any dowry harassment and that she was falsely implicated; she also …

KUSUM DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant, Kusum Devi, filed a transfer application seeking to move a criminal case (Crime No.101 of 2025) from Varanasi to Jaunpur on the ground of threat to her safety as complainant. The court noted that the case involves offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of …

BOBY YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant filed a bail cancellation application seeking to revoke the bail granted to the second opposite party, the father‑in‑law of the deceased, on the ground that he allegedly threatened the first informant after being released on bail. The application cited Sections 85 and 80(2) of the Bail …

SURAJ KALIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Suraj Kali, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was implicated in a dowry‑death case (Crime No. 205 of 2026) under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the IPC, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that the allegations were vague, that there was no …

SMT SHEELA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Smt Sheela Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the B.N.S and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material to support a presumption of dowry death, and that she …

ARJUN THAKUR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Arjun Thakur and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S. seeking to quash charge‑sheets filed against them under sections 85, 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S. and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed they were falsely implicated and …

AMIT KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P.

Amit Kumar applied for bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 77 of 2024) involving charges under IPC sections 498-A, 304-B and the Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. This was his second bail application, the first having been rejected on 26.08.2025. The applicant's counsel submitted a second …

MOHAMMAD MOSIN YASIN SHAIKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

The applicant, Mohammad Mosin Yasin Shaikh, was charged with offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged sexual assault, cruelty, and dowry harassment against his wife and her seven‑year‑old son. The FIR was lodged almost ten months after the alleged incidents, and the …

KUNWAR VIKASH SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Kunwar Vikash Singh and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 19‑04‑2019 and the criminal proceedings in Case No. 419 of 2019, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 377 of the IPC and Sections …

HARSHIT RAJ SANGAM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash a summoning order and charge‑sheet in a criminal case involving sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. During the pendency of the petition, the parties engaged in mediation, …

JITENDRA KASHYAPversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Jitendra Kashyap, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a charge sheet filed under Sections 323, 498A, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in a dowry harassment case. The marriage …

AKHIL KUMAR YADAV AND 2 OTHERSversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the chargesheet dated 04‑08‑2023 and the criminal proceedings (Case No. 10013 of 2023) arising from a dowry dispute under sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 420, 494 IPC and sections 3/4 of the Dowry …

ANUJ @ SANTOSH SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Anuj Singh, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash Criminal Complaint No. 1185 of 2020, which alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had entered into a compromise on 6 November …

AVNISH YADAV AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Avnish Yadav and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 6448 of 2024) initiated under Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a matrimonial dispute with Khushbu Yadav. The parties had …

ABHISHEK PATHAK AND 7 OTHERSversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 34 of 2024, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354‑A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Mediation and …

SAURABH AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners Saurabh and four others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 01‑08‑2026 registered under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3), 352 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They sought the quashing of the FIR and a mandamus directing the …

NARAYAN DATT TRIPATHI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 115174 of 2023) arising from offences under IPC sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The parties had entered into a compromise on 11‑08‑2026, which was …

MOHD. AZAM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 1678 of 2021, Crime No. 544 of 2021) that alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 504, 377 IPC, Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 3/4 of the Muslim Women (Protection …

OMVEER AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 34072 of 2024) arising from allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that the dispute had been amicably settled …

ASHISH PANDEY AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in a dowry‑related case (Cr. No. 27610 of 2024) filed under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The marriage between the first …

AMAN AND OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506, 354, 354‑B of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Both the applicants and the second …

SONUversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant Sonu, husband of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Section 85, Section 80(2) of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. While the deceased's parents initially supported the prosecution, they later turned hostile, stating that Sonu never demanded dowry and that the …

VIKAS KUMARversusTHE STATE OF U.P.

Vikas Kumar, the husband of a woman who died by hanging, applied for bail in a case under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that the dowry demand allegation was vague, that he had no prior criminal record, and …

DILSHAD AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants Dilshad and three others filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 16‑06‑2022 and the cognizance order dated 24‑02‑2023, and to stay further proceedings. Although two counsel were listed for the applicants, no one …

SUNEEL SAGARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Suneel Sagar, husband of a deceased woman, in a criminal case (Crime No. 561 of 2025) involving alleged dowry demands and related offences under the IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that the deceased committed …

HITESH RAOversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Hitesh Rao, husband of a woman who had committed suicide, in a dowry‑death case (Crime No. 483 of 2025) under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. While the deceased’s parents and siblings …

CHANDRAWATI DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Chandrawati Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who had died by suicide following a domestic dispute. The applicant argued that she was falsely implicated in a dowry‑death case under Sections 85, 80(2) of the BNS Act and Section 4 of the Dowry …

POONAM DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Poonam Devi applied for anticipatory bail under CrPC in a case involving offences under Sections 313, 323, 498A, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She claimed innocence and alleged that the charges were false and that she would cooperate with the investigation. …

RAVI @ RAVIKANT AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioners Ravi @ Ravikant and two others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 16‑07‑2026 that alleged offences under IPC sections 115(2), 352, 353(3), 74, 85, 89 B.N.S. and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that the FIR was false, malicious …

RAMVEER MAURYversusSTATE OF U.P.

Ramveer Maury, the father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that there was no material linking him to any dowry harassment and that the presumption of dowry …

SUSHAMAversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sushama, the unmarried sister‑in‑law of a woman who had died by suicide, under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that she was falsely implicated, that there was no specific …

ASHA PANDEYversusSTATE OF U.P.

Asha Pandey, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by hanging, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing she harassed the deceased, and that the …

MANJUversusSTATE OF U.P.

Manju, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85, 80(2) of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that the first informant’s statement was hostile, there was no material linking her to any dowry harassment, and the presumption …

KHALID SULTAN AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 1341 of 2008) arising under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise dated 04‑07‑2013 …

SUBHAN AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and related criminal proceedings arising from a case in which they were charged under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a compromise on 5 January 2026, which …

VIJAN PAL @ VIJAY PAL @ SHAMBHUversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court of Allahabad considered a second bail application filed by Vijan Pal, who had been in custody since August 19, 2023, in a case registered as Crime No.421 of 2023 under Sections 498A, 304‑B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that his …

SATYENDRA VERMA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash an FIR dated 24-11-2025 and a writ of mandamus to prevent their arrest, alleging impropriety in the FIR under several sections of the BNS and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State counsel informed the …

HASEEN AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite party had reached …

NEELAM MISHRAversusTHE STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the police to either conduct a fresh, fair investigation or transfer the case to another officer, and to order the arrest of co‑accused in a dowry‑related offence (Crime No. 0408 of 2025). The petitioner alleged that the investigation …

SMT NEHA RAJversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt Neha Raj, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a court order directing the Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C., Kanpur Nagar to decide Criminal Case No. 14586 of 2025, which involves offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 of the …

ANURAG SAINI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal case No. 53567 of 2023 filed by the State of U.P. for offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite party had entered into a compromise …

SMT REKHA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt Rekha Devi, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking a direction to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Firozabad, to decide Criminal Case No. 12050 of 2026, which involves offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2), 352 of the BNS and Sections 3 …

ASHA GAUDversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicant, Asha Gaud, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita seeking a direction to the Judicial Magistrate Court No. 3, Gorakhpur, to dispose of a pending criminal case (Case No. 1718 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC …

RAVI SAMAURIA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Ravi Samauria and two others, were charged under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act in a case pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra. They settled the dispute out of court and filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking …

MOHD ISLAM AND 8 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioners Mohammed Islam and eight others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking to quash an FIR dated 06‑09‑2026 registered under several sections of the B.N.S.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act, and to obtain a direction that they not be arrested. They prayed that the police follow …

AKHILESH KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet, cognizance order and the entire criminal proceedings arising from a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had …

SMT RAJ BALAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt Raj Bala, filed an application under Section 529 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking a direction to the Civil Judge/Junior Division or Judicial Magistrate in Jansath, Muzaffar Nagar, to decide a pending criminal case (Case No.2725 of 2024) involving offences …

SMT. GUDIYA @ KAMAR SHAHEEN AND 7 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a charge sheet dated 07‑01‑2025 and related orders in a criminal case (Crime No. 375 of 2023) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 406 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women …

RIZWAN ALI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No.30 of 2014) arising from an FIR under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The parties had reached an out‑of‑court settlement, and the opposite …

MUNNA LAL AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants Munna Lal and others were charged under IPC sections 498‑A, 354Ka, 323, 504 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for a dowry‑related offence. They later settled the dispute out of court and filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking quash of the …

KAPIL KUMAR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Kapil Kumar and another, were charged under Sections 498A, 452, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in a case pending before the Civil Judge (J.D.)/FTC1, Ghaziabad. The parties reached an out‑of‑court settlement, which was verified by the trial court on …

SAGAR AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking a writ of certiorari to quash FIR No. 31/2026 dated 19.01.2026, which alleged offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3), 352, 109 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and …

NISHU SOLANKI AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioners filed a writ petition seeking the quash of an FIR dated 05.04.2025 under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, 354 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and a mandamus directing the State not to arrest them. The petition was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, …

KHURSHID AHMED AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a criminal revision order that had affirmed a magistrate's summons under Section 406 of the IPC and Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Both parties testified that they had settled their matrimonial …

SMT. PALLAVI VERMAversusSRI SACHIN VERMA

The applicant, Smt. Pallavi Verma, filed a transfer application under Section 13(1)(1a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking to move her divorce proceedings from the Family Court in Gautam Buddh Nagar to the Family Court in Aligarh. She resides in Aligarh with her minor daughter and aged …

VAHEEDversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The High Court of Allahabad considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Vaheed under Section 482 of the CrPC in connection with a complaint (S.T. No. 38 of 2023) alleging offences under Sections 386, 392 and 506 IPC. Vaheed claimed he was falsely implicated and had already been granted …

RAJENDRA PRASAD BHASKAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in Criminal Case No. 2307 of 2025, which arose from a complaint under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the …

VISHAL SAHNI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings (Case No. 62816 of 2022) arising from alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that they had …

AVNEESH KUMAR YADAV AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Avneesh Kumar Yadav and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS Act seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 909 of 2025, which involved charges under IPC sections 498‑A, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The parties had amicably settled the …

RASHID AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Rashid and three others, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a criminal case (Case No. 1361 of 2024) pending under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 324, 504 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that they had reached an amicable …

RAVENDRA SINGH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Ravendra Singh Yadav, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge‑sheet and related proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. During the hearing, …

RAVIversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The applicant filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a criminal case (Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act) on the ground that a compromise had been reached with the second opposite party. The State opposed no objection to filing a compromise …

KAPIL GILL AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Kapil Gill and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in Criminal Case No.11657 of 2022, which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that they had …

VISHAL YADAV AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking a certiorari order to quash an FIR dated 17‑09‑2025 registered under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and a mandamus directing the respondents not to arrest them. The …

DEEPAK RANA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and related proceedings in a criminal case involving sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act and other offences, on the ground that they had reached an out‑of‑court compromise with the State. Both …

DILASHANA @ CHONIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicant, Dilashana @ Choni, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case (Criminal Case No.8026/9 of 2022) involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 313 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant …

SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants (Shiv Pratap Shukla and four others) filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 66 of 2021, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 406 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had …

SHAHRUKH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings (Case No. 730 of 2016) involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that they had reached an …

RIZWAN HABIB AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 1079 of 2020, which involved charges under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached an out‑of‑court compromise dated 25 …

KHUSHBU NISHAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant filed an application under Section 529 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Judicial Magistrate, Chandauli, to decide a pending criminal case (State of U.P. v. Shamsher Khan) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, …

SUYASH BARANWAL AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 17066 of 2025, which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 406, 427 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a compromise on 10 June …

RAHUL SAXENA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 24110 of 2024, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The case arose from Crime No. 663 of 2023 and was pending before …

KANIJ BEGUM @ NAJMA AND 2 OTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants Kanij Begum @ Najma, Kajim Hasain Kha and Darkasha filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings in Complaint Case No. 1855 of 2019 (Shahnazbano v. Mismetmmar) involving offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 506, 498‑A …

TANMAY HIRA VISWASversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, husband of a woman who died from smothering injuries, sought bail in a dowry death case filed under Sections 80(2), 85, 115(2) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State opposed bail, citing the post‑mortem report, witness …

SHUAIB ALIAS MOHAMMAD SHUAIBversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking to quash an FIR dated 31‑01‑2026 registered under sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3), 74 of the B.N.S.S. and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and to restrain his arrest. The petitioner also made an innocuous prayer that the police follow the …

VINOD SAVITAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Vinod Savita, the father‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under sections 80(2) and 85 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for bail, arguing that there is no material showing he harassed the deceased or that the presumption of dowry death applies. The prosecution opposed bail …

ANUJ KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Anuj Kumar, the husband of a woman who died by suicide within seven years of marriage. The charges under Sections 498A, 323, 304B of the IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 were pending. …

SHOLEversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, husband of a woman who allegedly committed suicide, sought bail in a dowry death case filed under sections 80(2) and 85 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed false implication, lack of material linking him to cruelty, and a clean …

DEEPAK AHIRWARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Deepak Ahirwar, husband of a woman who allegedly committed suicide. He was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the Indian Evidence Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. During trial, the deceased's father, brother …

DINESHversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Dinesh, accused in a criminal case under Sections 85, 80(2) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, for allegedly failing to obtain medical treatment for his seriously ill wife who later died of septicemia. The …

SMT SUDHA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.

Smt. Sudha Singh, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under IPC sections 80(2), 85, 352, 351(3) and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material to support a presumption of dowry death, and that she …

BRIJPAL ALIAS SOPALIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Brijpal alias Sopali, accused of his wife's suicide under sections 85, 80(2), 108 of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that the death resulted from a dispute over the victim's alleged relationship with a neighbour, …

MANJUversusSTATE OF U.P.

The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Manju, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material showing dowry …

SAMVATIversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Samvati, mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide after a domestic dispute, was charged under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the B.N.S. Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material to establish a …

MITIYA @ MITHIYAversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Mitiya, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by self‑immolation, under Sections 80(2), 85 of the Evidence Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that the dying declaration implicated only the …

SMT LALPATIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Smt Lalpati, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who died by suicide, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that there was no material to establish cruelty or a dowry‑death presumption, …

SAGAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge‑sheet and proceedings in a criminal case arising from a matrimonial dispute, wherein the complainant had filed FIRs alleging offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections …

MAHESH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the summoning order dated 6‑Nov‑2022 and the entire criminal proceedings (Complaint No.1203 of 2021, Meenu Singh v. Mahesh et al.) involving offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504 and sections 3 …

ARVIND PATERIYA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a charge‑sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case arising from a matrimonial dispute, wherein the complainant alleged offences under Sections 498A, 494, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of …

UMMIDALAM URF BALLE AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P AND 2 OTHERS

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash charge sheets and criminal proceedings arising from allegations under Sections 498A, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute had been settled by a compromise deed dated …

MASHKOORversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Mashkoor applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the CrPC in a case where he was charged with offences including rape, dowry prohibition violations, and various IPC offences. This was his second anticipatory bail application; the first had been dismissed after the charge sheet was filed. …

SHANTI DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Shanti Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, applied for bail in a case filed under Sections 85, 108, 352 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She contended that she was falsely implicated, that the FIR was lodged belatedly, and that the prosecution had not …

SUDHEENDRA KUMAR SINGHversusRINKI SINGH

The petitioner, Sudheendra Kumar Singh, filed a petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Azamgarh to expedite the disposal of Complaint Case No. 291 of 2020, which involves offences under Sections 498A, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …

RAMDAYAL RAIversusSTATE OF U.P.

Ramdayal Rai was arrested in a case registered under Sections 498‑A, 377, 323, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the FIR was false, filed after an application under Section 156(3) of the CrPC, and that there was no medical evidence to support the …

BIRENDER PAL SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P.

The revisionists challenged the order of the Additional Sessions Judge dated 29.11.2025, which had set aside their acquittal under Section 498-A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act and convicted them on probation. They contended that an earlier appeal (Criminal Appeal No.49 of 2025, Fateh Singh v. …

ASHA JYOTSNAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 8 OTHERS

The applicant, Asha Jyotsna, filed an application under Section 529 of the BNSS seeking a High Court direction that the Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1, Mainpuri, dispose of a pending criminal case (State vs Vimal Kumar) within a fixed time. The applicant argued that the trial was unduly delayed, …

SMT ANJANA YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt Anjana Yadav, filed an application under Section 529 of the CrPC seeking a court order directing the trial court to expedite a pending criminal case (Case No. 7448 of 2022) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 354, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …

RAHUL ALIAS PREM SHANKARversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicant, Rahul alias Prem Shankar, filed an anticipatory bail application under CrPC s.482 in connection with charges under IPC sections 74, 115(2), 351(2), 352 and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in case No. 766 of 2025. The learned Additional Government Advocate argued that the …

DURVIJAY AND 7 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

The applicants Durvijay and seven others filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from offences under Sections 498‑A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that they had reached an amicable …

ANAS AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants (Anas and six others) filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and criminal proceedings pending against them for offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 354 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants claimed …

AVDHESH YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P.

Avdhesh Yadav filed an anticipatory bail application under CrPC s.482 in a case where charge‑sheet had already been filed for offences under IPC s.498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act s.3/4. The learned Attorney‑General objected that the offences were not punishable with imprisonment …

ALI KURESHI AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in Criminal Case No. 2207 of 2016, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite party …

ROHIT DHUPUR AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P.

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and related proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3) of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite party had …

MUSTAK AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Mustak and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal case No.3494 of 2017, which involved charges under IPC sections 498A, 323, 324, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. They claimed that the dispute had been amicably …

SMT. DARAKSHAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS

The petitioner, an informant, filed an application on 11‑August‑2025 under Section 240 of the Criminal Procedure Code in criminal case No. 2972/2023, which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought a direction from …

BHOLA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The applicants, Bhola and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge‑sheet and criminal proceedings (Case No. 1251 of 2018) relating to offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise had …

SAURABH KUMAR AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The Allahabad High Court entertained an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 110 of 2024 (State vs. Saurabh Kumar et al.) which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants and the second opposite …

VIRESH RATHORversusSTATE OF U.P.

Viresh Rathor applied for bail in a criminal case (Crime No.91 of 2024) involving charges under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. This was his second bail application after the first was rejected on 27.08.2025. The trial court had already recorded …

TAJEEM AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 25394/9 of 2025) arising from offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3), 351(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached an …

NIKHIL JAIN AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Nikhil Jain and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 6772 of 2023) that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 406 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants …

GUDDU AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the cognizance order and all proceedings in a criminal case (Sections 498‑A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act) on the ground that they had reached a compromise with the second opposite party. The State opposed …

SMT RENU @ REENA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 04‑07‑2024 and the cognizance order dated 19‑09‑2024 in Criminal Case No. 490 of 2024, which arose from offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 354 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …

KOMALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant Komal filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a chargesheet and criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mathura, on the ground that a compromise had been …

SARAS KUMAR @ SETHI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that they had reached an amicable compromise …

YOGENDRA PAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The revisionist filed a criminal revision under the BNSS challenging the trial court's order rejecting a Section 319 CrPC application to summon two alleged participants, Tej Bahadur Singh and Vijayshri, in a dowry‑death case. The FIR alleged that the victim, Sarika, was subjected to dowry harassment …

MOHD ALIM AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 76 of 2025) that involved offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Both parties appeared before the civil court, …

NARESH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash charge sheet No. 29/2025 and related proceedings in a dowry‑related case. They claimed that the dispute with the second opposite party had been amicably settled and that the latter wished to withdraw the …

MOHIT KUMAR VASANEY AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

The Allahabad High Court entertained an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code filed by Mohit Kumar Vasaney and four relatives seeking to quash a criminal complaint (No. 577 of 2017) filed by Neha Vashaney under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of …

BILAL AHMAD AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners, Bilal Ahmad and five others, filed a writ petition seeking to quash an FIR dated 25‑05‑2025 that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had earlier settled their marital dispute through a …

RAKESH KUMAR AND AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a charge sheet and related criminal proceedings involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 307, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had amicably settled the dispute …

SHAN AHMAD AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant dated 18‑02‑2026 issued in State v. Shan et al., which arose from charges under IPC sections 498A, 323, 506 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. During the …

RAHUL ALIAS PAPPU AND 5 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The Allahabad High Court considered an application under Section 528 of the BNSS filed by Rahul alias Pappu and five others seeking to quash the charge sheet, summons and non‑bailable warrant in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 354, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …

MERAJversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Meraj, filed an anticipatory bail application under CrPC Section 482 after a charge sheet was lodged. The learned Additional Government Advocate argued that the alleged offences do not carry a punishment exceeding seven years, so there was no fear of arrest. The applicant’s counsel …