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The petitioner, Nand Kumar Ray, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint (CR No. 433 of 2021) alleging offences under various sections of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, including domestic violence and dowry harassment. The prosecution alleged that after the marriage, the petitioner and his …
Vikram Ram was named in a complaint by his wife Kanchan Kumari alleging mental and physical cruelty for demanding a motorcycle and Rs.50,000 as dowry, invoking IPC section 498‑A and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, arguing that the complaint …
The petitioner, Md. Naseem, was apprehended in connection with a complaint alleging dowry demands, physical and mental torture, and eviction of his wife, Hasmul Khatoon, under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner contended that the allegations were false, that the …
The petitioner, Farjana Khatoon, mother‑in‑law of the deceased Rehana Khatoon, was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (Sections 304B, 498A and 34 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act). She filed a petition for regular bail, claiming innocence, lack of specific evidence against her, …
The petitioner sought to quash the trial court’s order under Section 528 of the CrPC granting bail to the accused in a case involving alleged dowry death. The facts involved the suicide of a daughter‑in‑law shortly after her marriage, with the prosecution alleging dowry harassment and filing charges …
The applicants filed a CrPC Section 482 application seeking to quash the summons and criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 1999 of 2023) filed by Jyoti Devi under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 376 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter had been referred to the Court’s Mediation and Conciliation …
The applicants filed a Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking to quash a criminal complaint (Case No. 226 of 2020) filed under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court noted that the matter had been referred to mediation, which failed, and that the issues …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint Case No. 1766 of 2017) involving Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute arose from a matrimonial disagreement and the parties had …
The appellant Mahipal was convicted by the Sessions Court for murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution alleged that Mamta, the deceased, was killed by her in‑laws and husband over dowry demands, presenting witnesses who described throttling and a ligature …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of criminal proceedings (Case No. 23876 of 2023) arising from an FIR and charge‑sheet under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and the Dowry Prohibition Act (sections 3 and 4). The dispute was matrimonial in nature and the …
The applicant, Noor Mohammad, father‑in‑law of a woman who died by hanging, sought bail in a dowry‑related murder case (Crime No. 484 of 2025) under Sections 85, 80(2) of the Evidence Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He argued that no specific allegation was made against him, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 6908200 of 2018) arising under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the parties had amicably settled the dispute by …
The applicant, Deepak, sought bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 292 of 2024) involving alleged dowry demand and homicide under Sections 80(2), 85, 115(2) of the BNS Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution argued that the FIR was filed within six hours and that the …
The applicant, Ashutosh Dwivedi, filed an application under Section 528 of the Indian Penal Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (CrPC 173(8)) arising from a dowry‑death case (Sections 498A, 304B IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act). He alleged that the investigating officer had …
The applicants, led by Pankaj Sharma, sought quash of a criminal complaint filed by his estranged wife, Smt. Nidhi Sharma, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties reached a settlement on 13‑12‑2016, wherein the husband paid Rs.13,00,000 to the wife and the …
The applicant, Angad Nishad, sought bail in a criminal case (Crime No. 172 of 2023) involving charges under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging dowry harassment and dowry death. The applicant argued that he had been in …
The applicant, the father‑in‑law of a young bride who allegedly committed suicide within three months of marriage, sought bail in a dowry‑death case. The FIR and investigation statements allege torture for dowry, and the deceased’s dying declaration also implicates the applicant as one of the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 7637 of 2023, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging a matrimonial dispute. The parties had entered into a …
Shanti Devi applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court examined the seriousness of the allegations recorded in the FIR. The Court was not persuaded to grant pre‑arrest bail, noting the …
Guddu Jamadar was charged in Chhabilapur PS Case No. 33 of 2023 for offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have tortured his wife for dowry. He had earlier been granted anticipatory bail on the condition of paying monthly maintenance, which he could not fulfill …
The High Court of Gujarat considered an application for regular bail filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, after a charge‑sheet was filed for offences under Sections 108, 80(2), 85 and 54 of the BNSS and Sections 3 and 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants, …
Rupesh Kumar Karn, husband of the informant, filed an anticipatory bail petition in the Patna High Court fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Karn and other accused …
Ram Pravesh Pandey, husband of Rani Kumari, feared arrest in a criminal case registered under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had resolved their dispute through mediation, with a mediator’s report dated 28‑04‑2026 and a settlement attached. …
Petitioner Raja Jaysawal, husband of the opposite party, feared arrest in a criminal case (PS 300/2025) involving offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the marital dispute had been fully resolved through mediation, as evidenced by a mediator’s report …
The petitioner, Shyam Kedia, sought anticipatory bail after a complaint was lodged alleging dowry demands, forced sexual intercourse, and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant, a purported executive of Indigo Airlines, claimed that her father …
The petitioners sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging dowry demand, sexual assault and related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that the informant’s allegations were false, that the marriage had been called off, and …
Ramanand Singh and his wife Jaimala Devi, the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of informant Khusboo, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Mahnar P.S. Case No. 273 of 2024). The prosecution alleged that Khusboo was married to their son Sidharth Shankar Singh and was …
The petitioner, Chaitu Saday, was charged with the murder of his wife under IPC sections 304-B, 120-B and 34, and under sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had been in custody since 9 December 2023 and no witness had been examined in the trial, leading to a substantial delay. The …
Petitioner Sujeet Chaudhary was arrested on 27 January 2026 in connection with a dowry harassment case (Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No.230 of 2021) involving offences under IPC sections 341, 342, 323, 498-A, 504, 506 and 34, as well as sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for regular …
The petitioners, Awnit Kumar and Ajay Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry case (Madhubani Mahila P.S. Case No. 64 of 2025) alleging they demanded Rs.10 lakh, gold and a car for the marriage of the informant's daughter to Vivek Kumar, the son of petitioner No.2. The prosecution …
Shiv Kumar sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging dowry demands, cruelty, and an attempt to poison his wife’s sister under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Kumar and co‑accused demanded Rs 10 lakh and a motorcycle as dowry, …
The petitioner, Santosh Gupta, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 228(C) of 2022) alleging offences under Sections 498A, 406, 313, 315, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after marriage the …
The petitioner, Jugnu Arya, was implicated in a dowry harassment complaint (Case No. 867 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC Sections 323, 354, 498A, 34 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he had not committed any offence and sought anticipatory bail, offering to pay …
The petitioner, Abhay Kumar, sought anticipatory bail after a complaint was lodged by his mother‑in‑law, Shanti Devi, alleging dowry demands and harassment under Sections 498A and 34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others …
The petitioner, Harsh Raj, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (No. 5790 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC Section 498‑A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that he coerced a relationship, married the complainant after she became pregnant, demanded …
Arman, a Muslim resident of Patna, was charged under Sections 85, 351 and 352 of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes (B.N.S.) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with a criminal case filed by his wife, Rup Laxmi Kumari, alleging mental and physical cruelty, dowry demands and triple …
The petitioner, Kundan Das, was arrested in connection with a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he married the informant in a love affair and later tortured her for dowry. The petitioner contended that the …
Vimla Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, sought regular bail in a case registered under section 80 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the in‑laws had killed the sister of an informant after the deceased was …
The petitioner, Sandeep Kumar, was arrested in November 2025 in connection with a 2021 complaint alleging cruelty, assault, and dowry demands under IPC sections 323 and 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The prosecution described a pattern of harassment, physical abuse, and forced …
The petitioners, Juhi Praveen, Md. Shaukat and Muskan Praveen, were implicated in a dowry harassment case (PS Case No. 361 of 2025) alleging demand of Rs. two lakh, assault and eviction of the informant, who is their daughter‑in‑law. The petitioners contended that they never demanded dowry, that the …
Anjani Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a woman who was allegedly killed in a dowry dispute, was arrested in connection with offences under Section 80 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She applied for bail, contending that the primary …
The High Court of Gujarat entertained an anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, on behalf of Rajuben Rameshbhai Vadher (Mayatra) in connection with FIR No. 11198002260141 alleging offences under Sections 108, 80(2), 54 of the Bharatiya …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute arose from matrimonial discord and the parties had reached a full …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 22414 of 2024) instituted by the State of U.P. for offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354-A, 427 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court …
The applicant, Vijay Vishwakarma, sought bail in a dowry‑death case (Crime No. 258 of 2025) alleging that his wife’s death was a suicide caused by a uterine fibroid, not a dowry‑related homicide. The prosecution argued that the wife died under abnormal circumstances within seven years of marriage …
The applicants filed a Section 528 B.N.S.S. application seeking to quash a criminal complaint (Case No. 5319 of 2023) filed under Sections 498A, 504 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging domestic violence. The complaint arose from a matrimonial dispute between the husband (applicant No.1) and …
The applicant, Pokhpal, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to set aside an order dated 13 January 2026 passed by the Special Judge (E.C. Act) in Aligarh, which had rejected his earlier application under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The impugned order arose …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR and the subsequent charge sheet filed in Crime No. 30 of 2023, which alleged offences under Sections 323, 494, 498A, 504, 506 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. No …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR and the subsequent filing of a charge sheet (CS 262/2022) in Crime No. 267 of 2022, which alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 377, 307, 504, 506 of the erstwhile IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition …
The petitioners, Brijesh and four others, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR in Crime No. 97 of 2023, which alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 506, 498A and DP Act sections 3 and 4. No petitioner appeared before the court, while the State's Additional …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR and subsequent charge sheet (CS 172/2023) filed in Crime No. 76 of 2023, which alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. No …
The applicants, a group of ten individuals, filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash a charge sheet dated 02‑03‑2022 and the related criminal proceedings (Case Crime No. 331 of 2021) instituted under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and sections …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to set aside two interlocutory orders dated 04-10-2024 and 21-09-2024 passed by the trial court in a criminal case (MU/AS 559/2019) involving alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 307 of the IPC and the Dowry …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 58255/2018) arising from offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that the dispute had been amicably settled by a …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 18553/2022) arising from allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 406, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had settled their dispute through the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sunil Gupta, accused in a dowry‑death case where his wife was found hanged. The applicant claimed the death was a suicide, citing a compromise agreement dated 11‑07‑2025 and a post‑mortem report showing no injuries other than the ligature mark. …
Altaf, the husband of a woman who died by hanging, was accused under Sections 80 and 85 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged dowry‑related torture. The applicant contended that the death was a suicide, supported by a post‑mortem report showing no injuries other …
The petitioner filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the police to conduct a fair and proper investigation of an FIR dated 30-06-2025 under Sections 115(2), 352, 85 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner alleged …
The applicant, Pankaj, sought bail in a dowry‑related murder case (Crime No. 540 of 2024) alleging that his wife’s death was a suicide precipitated by depression after the loss of their two children. The FIR, filed by the deceased’s father, accused Pankaj of torturing his wife to demand a motorcycle …
The applicant, Mursalin, mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, sought bail in a dowry‑death case where she was charged under IPC sections 85, 80(2), 351(3) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She claimed that the deceased was strangled by her husband and that she was in her Iddat period, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 496 of 2022) arising from FIR No. 0572 of 2020 that alleged offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The dispute was matrimonial in …
The applicant, Smt. Sanju Nishad, filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking expeditious disposal of a pending criminal case (Case No. 732 of 2019) involving offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial …
The applicant, Raj Bahadur Mishra, filed an application under Section 528 BNSS to quash the summons and criminal complaint (Case No. 758 of 2021) filed by his daughter‑in‑law, Shradha, under Sections 498A, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute between the applicant’s …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a summoning order dated 29 February 2022 and a charge‑sheet (No. 19 of 2021) filed under Sections 498A, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in a criminal …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal case No. 15/IX/2025, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 506 of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a matrimonial dispute. The parties had entered into a voluntary compromise …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the cognizance order, summons and notice of charge in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash charge sheet No.66/2024 and related proceedings in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 12‑05‑2023 and the summons dated 14‑08‑2024 in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 780 of 2025) arising from allegations under IPC sections 498A and 323 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute stemmed from a matrimonial conflict that had been referred to the Court's …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the cognizance and summoning order dated 07‑09‑2021 in a criminal case (Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) pending before the Judicial Magistrate in …
The petitioner, Juli Kumari, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 05-02-2018 of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 498(A) and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of …
The petitioners, comprising members of the Singh family, filed criminal miscellaneous applications under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 03‑06‑2017 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saran, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section …
The petitioner, Sunilbhai Vaghani, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after a charge‑sheet was filed for offences under Sections 108, 85 and 54 of the BNSS and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed the allegations were false, citing a …
The applicant Dharmendra filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, and also requested a stay of further …
The petitioners filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking to set aside an order dated 21 March 2023 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge (F.T.C.-01), Azamgarh, which had remanded a criminal case back to the trial court for fresh consideration. The original FIR …
The petitioners challenged orders dated 20‑01‑2024 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat, and 27‑01‑2025 by the Additional Session Judge, on the ground that the lower courts relied solely on the victim's and informant's statements while ignoring material evidence, notably mobile‑phone location …
The petitioners, Smt. Archana Tiwari and another, filed a recall application under Section 528 of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act seeking to set aside an order dated 13‑04‑2026 that had dismissed their earlier application. The High Court recalled that order and restored the application to its …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash a summoning order dated 16‑11‑2024 and the related criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354B IPC and Sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act) pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra. The …
The High Court of Allahabad considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Pushpendra Kumar, who is accused under IPC sections 498‑A, 304‑B and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in a case registered as Crime No. 65 of 2023. The applicant argued that the allegations were false, he …
The applicant, Akash Tiwari, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the criminal case (State Vs. Akash Tiwari) filed under sections relating to dowry harassment and other offences. The court examined the material and held that, at the interlocutory stage, it could not be …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 75458 of 2023) arising from alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 504, 506, 354 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise deed dated …
The applicant, Naim, filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 117/9 of 2017) instituted by the State of Uttar Pradesh under Section 376‑D IPC and related offences, as well as to set aside the charge‑sheet and a …
Amreen Bano, the wife and informant, filed a petition under Article 227 seeking a court order to expedite criminal case No. 471 of 2024, which involves offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 354(KA), 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner argued that a speedy …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings, including the charge sheet and summons, in a case involving alleged offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash the charge sheet, cognizance order and related proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 324 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants …
The applicants, sister‑in‑law of the informant, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant dated 18‑May‑2018 issued in a criminal case (Crime No.99 of 2014) involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
The Allahabad High Court considered a second bail application filed by Rohit, accused in a case involving alleged dowry demand leading to the death of his wife, charged under Sections 498A, 304B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution evidence had been closed and the …
Manish, the husband of a woman who died after ingesting aluminium phosphide, was charged under Sections 85, 80(2), 115(2), 352 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the death was a suicide arising from matrimonial discord, that he had no prior criminal …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 10‑10‑2023 and the cognizance order dated 07‑03‑2024 in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 406 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that …
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. 12582 of 2025) arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that a compromise had been reached …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Chargesheet No. 383/2025 and cognizance order) in a case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking quash of a charge sheet and summons in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had amicably settled the dispute by a …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Sachin, accused in a case under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3), 85, 80(2) of the IPC, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging the death of his wife was a suicide. The applicant argued that the deceased was short‑tempered, that …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 7037 of 2019, which involved offences under Sections 498‑A, 452, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise had been reached on …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a summoning order dated 09‑02‑2026 issued by the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Complaint Case No. 23484 of 2024 (Vimlesh Kumari v. Akhilesh Kumar Singh & Others) under IPC sections 498A, 323, 506 and the Dowry …
The applicant, Saroj Devi, filed an application under Section 528 seeking to quash the cognizance and summoning order dated 5 March 2022 and the charge sheet dated 13 June 2021 in Crime No. 0314 of 2021, which alleged offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioner, Dashrath @ Somi, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his detention under a remand order dated 21-05-2023 issued by the Remand Magistrate, District Jhansi, on a printed proforma. The petition argued that the remand order showed a non‑application of mind and violated Articles 21 …
The applicants, Shivam and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 26042 of 2022, which stemmed from a FIR alleging offences under Sections 498A, 323, 377, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a mutual settlement on 14 …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a summons order dated 14.08.2025 and the entire criminal proceedings in Complaint Case No. 2958 of 2025, which arose from a matrimonial dispute involving alleged offences under Sections 85 and 115(2) of the BNS and …
The petitioner, Sikendra Kumar, husband of a woman who died under suspicious circumstances, was charged under Sections 304B, 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged dowry harassment and death. He applied for regular bail after an earlier …
The petitioner, Seema Devi, mother‑in‑law of a woman who allegedly committed suicide, applied for regular bail in a case registered under sections 80 and 85 of the BNS and section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was subjected to dowry‑related cruelty and …
The petitioner, Devendra Kumar, was arrested on 17 February 2026 in connection with a 2016 dowry case (Telhara P.S. Case No. 31) involving offences under Sections 498A/34 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier been granted provisional anticipatory bail on 21 July …
The petitioners, Ram Prit Yadav and Girija Devi, filed an application seeking to quash the order dated 29-06-2017 of the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura, which had found a prima facie case under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They argued that the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS Act seeking to quash a criminal case (Case No. 100076 of 2025) pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 342, 354, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
Manoj, the husband of a woman who died within five years of marriage, is charged under Sections 498A, 304B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He has been in custody since December 2021 and has filed three bail applications, all of which were rejected. The court examined …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR in Crime No. 25 of 2023, which involved offences under various sections of the erstwhile IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act, and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. No petitioner appeared before …
The petitioners sought a writ to quash the First Information Report (FIR) in Crime No. 130 of 2022, which alleged offences under various sections of the erstwhile IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. No petitioner appeared before the court, though the State’s Additional Government Advocate was …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR in Crime No.63 of 2023, which alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the erstwhile IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on …
The petitioners sought to challenge the First Information Report (FIR) and the subsequent charge sheet filed in a criminal case under Sections 498-A, 323, 406, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. No petitioner counsel appeared before the Court, though the State’s …
The applicant Amar Chandani and co‑applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (case No. 347/2021) instituted under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 377 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. They asserted that a …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 19279 of 2024) that involved offences under the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a matrimonial dispute. The parties had earlier settled the dispute through mediation at the …
The applicant, Bhagwat Nishad, father‑in‑law of a deceased woman, was arrested under IPC Sections 85, 80(2), 108 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The deceased was found hanged and the post‑mortem report indicated no injury to the hyoid bone, suggesting a possible suicide. The …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 181 of 2024) arising from matrimonial disputes involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 354 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. …
The applicant filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 6073 of 2012) pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bareilly, on the ground that the parties had amicably settled the dispute through a compromise dated 21‑02‑2026. The …
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by Shivam Yadav, accused in a dowry‑related death case (Crime No. 0125 of 2025) under Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant contended that his wife died by suicide, supported by an autopsy …
The applicant Suman Mishra filed an application under Section 529 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking a direction to the trial court to decide a criminal case (State Vs. Dilip Kumar Mishra) pending since 2011, involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 406, 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC and Sections …
The applicant, Noor Jahaan, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash a Sessions Court order that rejected his Section 311 CrPC application to recall a material witness, Dr. Nitin Sharma, who performed the post‑mortem in a 498A, 304‑B and Dowry Prohibition Act case. The …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 4843 of 2021) on the ground that they had amicably settled the dispute by a compromise dated 20‑04‑2026. The State opposed, contending that the trial court must first verify the …
The applicant, Sahil, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a summoning order dated 5 May 2025 issued by the Civil Judge (Junior Division)/F.T.C. in a criminal complaint (Smt. Sadaf vs Sahil) under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant …
The applicants, who are on bail and facing trial in Criminal Case No.51 of 2001 (involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 494, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act), filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the proceedings. The court noted that non‑appearance had led …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking quash of Criminal Case No. 928 of 2022, which involved charges of dowry harassment and assault under IPC 498‑A, 323, 354 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a mutual settlement on 25 September 2023, which was …
The petitioner, Neeraj Devi, filed a petition under Article 227 seeking to set aside the dismissal of her complaint alleging dowry harassment, domestic violence, and related offences by the Judicial Magistrate and the Additional Sessions Judge. She claimed that her husband and in‑laws had demanded …
The applicant, Jitendra Kushwaha, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a summoning order dated 7 February 2024 issued by the Civil Judge (Offence Against Women) in a criminal case involving allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3 …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a summoning order dated 8 February 2023 and the related criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act) pending before the Additional Civil Judge, Mainpuri. The …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 36208 of 2024) arising from a dowry-related complaint under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Court’s …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 427 of 2022) filed under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Court’s Mediation Centre, where the parties amicably settled the dispute …
The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Smt. Jameela, the mother‑in‑law of the deceased, in Crime No.152 of 2023, which alleged her involvement under Sections 498‑A, 323 and 304‑B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant contended that …
The petitioner, Raju Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case (Naubatpur PS Case No. 783 of 2025) alleging offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from accusations that he and others assaulted and attempted to extort dowry from his wife, …
The petitioner, Sambhu Yadav, was married to Anjali Kumari in 2023. The prosecution alleges that after demanding dowry, the petitioner and his family subjected the wife to cruelty, leading to her death by alleged poisoning on 05-07-2025, invoking sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry …
The petitioner, Ashraf Ali, was arrested in connection with a case registered under PS‑24 of 2023 for alleged offences including theft, kidnapping for ransom, dowry death, hurt and criminal intimidation, as well as violations of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he, together …
Dharmendra Ram, the petitioner, was arrested on 10 March 2025 in connection with a dowry death case (Sections 304B, 34 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act). He applied for bail, claiming a clean antecedent and that the FIR was fabricated, noting that co‑accused had previously been granted …
The petitioner, Nitish Kumar, was named in a complaint alleging mental and physical cruelty and other offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 379 and 498A, as well as Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, for allegedly demanding a dowry of Rs 10 lakh. The petitioner filed a bail petition, contending …
Shaurabh Kumar Yadav was arrested in connection with a dowry‑related homicide case (PS Case No. 134/2025) and sought regular bail. The prosecution alleged that he, as the husband of the deceased, was the main accused for killing her to demand dowry, charging him under Sections 85, 80, 238 and 3(5) …
The petitioner, Pushpa Narayan Yadav, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related murder case (PS Case No. 134 of 2025). The prosecution alleged that he, as the father‑in‑law of the deceased, participated in the killing of his daughter‑in‑law to demand dowry, invoking Sections …
The petitioners, Anita Devi and Prithvi Prasad Gupta, are the mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law of the informant, Sapna Kumar, in a dowry‑related case (Haraiya PS Case No.107 of 2025). The prosecution alleges offences under Sections 126(2), 115, 74, 75, 85, 89 of the B.N.S and Section 3 of the Dowry …
The petitioner, Md. Badruzama, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in Complaint No. 207 of 2025, which alleged offences under Section 85 of the BNS and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations of dowry demand, cruelty, and even a murder charge were false, arising …
The petitioner, Praveen Kumar Singh, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 498A and 379, together with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He alleged marital discord with his wife (OP No.2), claimed false implication of his …
The petitioner, Mukesh Kumar, challenged the order of cognizance dated 16‑07‑2018 taken by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, under Section 498‑A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR was filed by his wife shortly after he filed a divorce petition, alleging …
The petitioners, who are the wife, in‑laws and a marriage mediator of the complainant, sought to quash FIR No. 925/2022 filed under Sections 341, 323, 342, 307, 504 and 506 IPC alleging assault on the complainant. They contended that the case was filed in retaliation for a prior 498A/34 IPC and …
The informant, Simmi Mishra, alleged cruelty and dowry harassment by her husband and claimed she was ousted from the matrimonial home, leading to FIRs under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504/34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law …
The petitioners, father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 433 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 380, 354, 354A, 406, 498A and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that the petitioners …
The petitioners, members of the same family, were accused of murdering the informant’s sister, allegedly by assault with lathi and danda, though the post‑mortem indicated death by hanging. Petitioners 2‑6 withdrew their bail application and sought regular bail, which the court permitted. The …
The petitioner, Achhelal Pandit, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case (PS Case No.435 of 2025) alleging his involvement in the death of his wife, who the prosecution claims was killed over dowry demands. The prosecution alleges offences under Sections 80(2), 61(1), 3(5) of …
Ashok Ram, husband of Sarita Devi, was implicated in a complaint alleging assault, dowry harassment, and other offences under the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were false and filed an application for anticipatory bail fearing arrest. The State opposed the bail, …
Petitioner Tabrez Khan applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (Case No. 295 of 2023) alleging dowry harassment, assault and other offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 341, 504, 506, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The complainant, his wife Juhi Khatoon, claimed …
The petitioner, Tinku, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case alleging rape, dowry demands, and related offences under Sections 376, 504, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that a co‑accused, Deepu Kumar, committed rape under a …
Petitioner Mohammad Reyaz was named in a complaint (Case No. 411 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 448, 323, 498A, 389 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for alleged mental and physical cruelty linked to a dowry demand of Rs. 2 lakh. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, …
The petitioner, Md. Ashif Alam, was charged under Section 85 of the Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged mental and physical cruelty and demanding a dowry of Rs.5 lakh and a motorcycle. He sought bail, arguing that the complaint lacked an supporting affidavit …
The petitioner, Jitendra Kumar, faced arrest in a dowry harassment complaint (Cr. Misc. No. 82876 of 2025) alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 506, 498‑A and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He contended that he was falsely implicated and offered to pay Rs.10,000 per month to the …
The petitioner, Amir Arsad, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry complaint alleging that he was falsely implicated in demands for a four-wheeler and related cruelty. The complainant claimed the petitioner supported dowry demands, while the petitioner argued he was residing in Saudi Arabia, belonged …
The petitioner, Netilal Sahani, was implicated in a complaint under Section 498A of the IPC read with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, asserting a clean record and claiming the allegations were false. The petitioner offered to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs. …
The petitioner, Bindeshwari Kumar, was implicated in a complaint alleging dowry demands, cruelty, and assault under IPC sections 406, 489(A), 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He contended that he had not committed any offence and sought anticipatory bail, offering to pay Rs.3,000 per …
Petitioner Bablu Kumar Gond applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 82(1)/85 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging he tortured and evicted his wife Sunita Devi. The petitioner denied any wrongdoing and …
The petitioner, Gaurav Paswan, sought bail while in custody since June 4, 2025 for alleged involvement in a dowry death under Sections 80(2), 85, 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed a clean antecedent, alleged that …
Petitioner Premjit Kumar sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Complaint No. 934 C of 2024) alleging demand of Rs.20 lakh and subsequent torture of his wife, Arti Kumari, under Section 85 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
The petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a complaint case alleging offences under Section 420 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming the dispute was civil and the allegations false. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners received Rs. 24,46,041 on the pretext of …
The petitioner, Md Nazir Khan, was named in a 2016 complaint alleging mental and physical cruelty under Section 498‑A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from a dowry demand for a motorcycle and Rs 1 lakh. The complainant claimed she was ousted from the matrimonial …
The petitioner, Md Imran Shaikh, was named in a 2018 complaint alleging offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on alleged mental and physical cruelty when the complainant's parents refused to pay Rs 1 lakh. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the complaint lacked …
Bhola Chaudhari, charged under IPC Section 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, applied for anticipatory bail anticipating arrest. The parties had undergone mediation, resulting in a settlement whereby the petitioner agreed to pay a specified amount. The complainant (Lalsa Devi) did not …
Vishal Kumar and Pramod Kumar applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint case (No. 4974 of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 406 and 34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners argued that the dispute had been resolved through mediation, with a settlement …
The petitioner, Chhotu Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case involving alleged offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner argued that the dispute with the informant, Soni Kumari, had been settled through …
The petitioner, Bikash Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint (Case No. 897 of 2022) alleging that he and others demanded a dowry of Rs. 5,00,000 and, upon non‑payment, assaulted, tortured, and abused the complainant and her mother, resulting in the mother’s death. The complaint listed …
The petitioner, Asha Devi (Asha Gupta), mother‑in‑law of the complainant, was implicated in a dowry harassment case under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She sought anticipatory bail, asserting that she had no involvement in the alleged cruelty and that the …
The petitioner, Sohit Paswan, filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quashment of an FIR registered under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506/34, 498A, 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended …
The applicants Salman Khan, Gulshan Khan, Irfan Khan and Nikhat Khan filed a Section 482 application seeking to quash the charge sheet and summons in a criminal case alleging dowry harassment, cruelty and assault under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women …
The applicants, including Shabab, were charged in a criminal case under Sections 498A, 323, 506, 313 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a complaint by the wife of Shabab. After investigation and framing of charges, the parties reached an out‑of‑court settlement on …
The petitioners, who are the parents‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law of the informant, were implicated in a dowry‑related case (PS‑Simri Case No. 149 of 2025) under Sections 86, 82(2), 303(2), 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable (B.N.S.) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that the …
The petitioners sought anticipatory bail in 2026 for offences alleged in a 2004 complaint (IPC sections 323, 498A, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act section 3/4). The court questioned why bail was applied for after a twenty‑year gap since the complaint and alleged cognizance. Counsel misrepresented that …
The petitioner, Sonu Kumar, was arrested in connection with the alleged dowry death of his wife under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for regular bail, claiming a clean antecedent, that he was not present at the scene, and that the …
The petitioner, Shahin Naz, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under several sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the informant's husband had tortured her for dowry. The prosecution’s case is based on the informant’s complaint, but the …
Chandan Manjhi applied for bail in a case registered under Sections 304B, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in the dowry‑death of his sister‑in‑law. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty …
The petitioner, Sudhir Rai, husband of the deceased, was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (IPC 304B, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act 3, 4) registered as Danapur P.S. Case No. 87/2009. He contended that he was falsely implicated, that the deceased died from burn injuries, and that the …
The petitioner, Taslim Arif, was accused in a complaint under Sections 498A, 406, 323, 341, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly demanding dowry and harassing his wife, Rubi Khatoon, after marriage. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, …
The petitioners, three women members of the family of the deceased Sudhir Mochi, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry‑related case (Islampur P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025) under Sections 103(1), 85, 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
The applicant, Kushvendra Kumar, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash an interim maintenance order of Rs.7,500 per month granted by the Meerut Family Court in a Section 125 Cr.P.C. case. He alleged that the opposite party, his alleged wife, had fabricated a marriage …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar Singh, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry harassment case filed by his wife, Kumari Chanda. The FIR alleged offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming the petitioner demanded …
The petitioner, Md. Rizwan Alam, sought anticipatory bail in a case registered under multiple sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was accused of demanding dowry, giving cash, and evading marriage promises to the informant. The informant claimed a dowry of Rs. 1.5 …
Mukesh Kumar Barnwal sought relief fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case where the informant alleged assault by her husband and in‑laws for non‑payment of a Rs.5 lakh dowry demand. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated and that the dispute had been amicably resolved through mediation, …
The petitioner, Srikant Rajwanshi, husband of a woman who died under suspicious circumstances, was charged under Section 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for dowry‑related cruelty and death. He applied for bail after being in judicial custody since March 2025, …
The petitioner, Bablu Gupta, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case alleging violations of Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he had not tortured or demanded dowry from his wife, the …
Mahesh Singh Verma, holder of arms licence No. 5567, challenged the cancellation of his licence by the District Magistrate, Etawah, which was based on the registration of three FIRs involving serious criminal allegations. The petitioner argued that mere registration of FIRs, without a finding of …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Criminal Appeal No. 1934/2022) arising from a case registered under Sections 498A, 323, 506 of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties claimed that they had reached …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash a charge‑sheet dated 23‑08‑2021 and a cognizance order dated 27‑10‑2021 in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the criminal proceedings and charge sheets arising from a case under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming that the parties had settled their dispute by compromise. The State …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 4952 of 2025) arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had amicably settled the …
The petitioner Arshad Ahmed challenged orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Bijnor that took cognizance of offences under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the magistrate failed to consider the primary police report together with the supplementary report …
The petition was filed by Ranjeet Singh, a husband‑advocate, seeking the High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to expedite a maintenance application (Section 144, BNSS 2023) against his wife, Neetu Singh, a government employee. The husband claimed he was unemployed and dependent, …
The petitioner, Vikash Kumar, was implicated in a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he and his family tortured his wife, Shivani Kumari Soni, for additional dowry after their marriage on 25‑01‑2023. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Prithwi Raj Verma, feared arrest in a criminal case filed under several IPC provisions (341, 323, 324, 498A, 504, 506, 34) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging dowry‑related torture and cruelty. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner failed to meet dowry demands …
The petitioner, Nitesh Kumar, was arrested in a case involving alleged dowry demands, assault (IPC §§ 323, 498A) and violations of the Dowry Prohibition Act (ss. 3, 4). The prosecution alleged that after marrying the complainant in 2013, the petitioner and his family demanded dowry, tortured the …
The petitioner, Sagar Pandit, was charged in a dowry‑death case under IPC sections 304B and 34 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had been in custody since 3 March 2025 and his earlier bail application was rejected. The petitioner’s counsel argued that he was falsely implicated, …
Md. Jawed Salim sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under several sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed that the underlying dispute with the complainant had been fully resolved through mediation, with a settlement report in the …
Suraj Kumar applied for anticipatory bail after a complaint was lodged against him under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He feared arrest and argued that the complainant, Rubi Devi, was willing to live with him at his matrimonial home in Lalganj and would …
Mithlesh Kumar, husband of complainant Prabha Kumari, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint alleging dowry demands, cruelty and offences under Sections 85, 115(2) and 303(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to mediation, which failed to …
The petitioner, Shatrughan Prasad, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint (No. 259 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, relating to alleged dowry demands, mental and physical harassment, and neglect during pregnancy. The prosecution …
Jai Prakash Gupta was named in a complaint (No. 222 of 2023) alleging dowry harassment, cruelty, assault and criminal intimidation under Sections 498A, 406, 323, 506, 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, claiming innocence and asserting …
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Bharti, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint case alleging offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after the marriage on 14‑05‑2021, the petitioner and co‑accused demanded a car as …
Vikash Kumar applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint (No. 1242 of 2021) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 379, 323 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, relating to alleged dowry harassment and physical/mental abuse. The petitioner denied any wrongdoing and offered to pay …
The applicant, Himanshu Dubey, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings arising from a matrimonial dispute involving charges under Sections 498A, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant claimed that the parties had amicably settled …
The petitioners, a family of Ram Baran Prasad, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 04-12-2017 of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and …
