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Vishal Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (Karpi PS Case No. 79/2025) alleged under Sections 80, 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges he killed his wife for dowry, while the petitioner contends he was working in …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 406, 323 and 354 of the IPC arising from a dowry‑related complaint by the victim Anita Devi, who alleged cruelty, assault and miscarriage. On appeal, the appellants contended that the prosecution case rested …
Petitioner Pankaj Singh sought pre‑arrest bail in a complaint alleging dowry‑related cruelty under Sections 115, 352(2) and 85 of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes (BNS) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State and the wife, Nilam Kumari, opposed bail, contending the allegations were …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Criminal Appeal No. 04 of 2021) pending before the Civil Judge/FTC, Jalaun, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry …
The applicants filed an application under the inherent powers of the High Court to quash the charge‑sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The civil court had verified a compromise between the …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Rishabh Chaurasiya, who is the brother‑in‑law of the FIR complainant. The FIR originally contained charges of dowry harassment but no rape allegation; however, during investigation the complainant recorded statements alleging rape. …
The applicant, Piyush Mishra, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to set aside a provisional order dated 30.05.2025 passed by the Family Court, Prayagraj, in a matrimonial dispute involving alleged dowry harassment. The respondent (State of U.P. and another) had filed a FIR …
The applicant, husband of a woman who died by hanging within two and a half years of marriage, sought bail in a case filed under Section 80(2) of the Indian Penal Code (dowry death) along with Sections 85, 115(2) IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that the …
The applicants, Akash and two others, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a non‑bailable warrant dated 16‑06‑2024 issued by the Judicial Magistrate, Mainpuri, in a complaint case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 354, 504 IPC and …
The appellant, Bipin Bihari, alleged that his daughter was subjected to dowry demands and torture by her in‑laws, culminating in her disappearance and presumed murder on 5 July 2022. He filed an FIR charging the husband, his brother‑in‑law and two in‑law women under Sections 498A, 304B/34, 201, …
Ankush Kumar, the brother‑in‑law of the complainant, was charged under Sections 189(2), 126(2), 115, 352, 109 and 85 of the Bihar Penal Code (BNS) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly assaulting his sister‑in‑law with slaps, fists and bricks after taking her to a secluded …
Arun Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (Sections 80(2), 238 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) after his wife allegedly died under suspicious circumstances. The prosecution alleged that Kumar killed his wife to extort dowry, while the petitioner …
The petitioner, Raman Kishor Kumar, husband of the complainant Rubi Devi, was charged under IPC sections 323, 325, 504, 406, 497, 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for alleged abuse and dowry demands. He had earlier been granted anticipatory bail but the bail bond was cancelled because …
The High Court examined an appeal against a 2014 conviction of three relatives of a wife under Sections 498A, 307, 379 of the IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and for one appellant, Sections 376/511 IPC for attempted rape. The prosecution relied on eight witnesses, mostly family …
The petitioner, Sameer Kumar Priyadarshi, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving offences under IPC sections 323 and 498(A) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He alleged false implication by the second opposite party, Supriya Kumari, with whom he had filed a restitution of conjugal …
Sushant Kumar applied for anticipatory bail in a criminal case registered under Section 85 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He feared arrest and sought relief under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner’s wife, Nikki Kumari, …
The petitioner, Junaid Alam, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint case registered under Section 85 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties produced a notarised joint compromise petition dated 15‑04‑2026, indicating that the dispute …
The petitioner, Sanjiv Kumar Bantar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (CR No. 74/2012) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 494, 406, 323, 379 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Bantar demanded dowry, subjected his wife to mental and physical …
The appellant Divyansh Pandey appealed against his conviction for abetment of suicide (Sec. 306 IPC), dowry harassment (Sec. 498A IPC) and destruction of evidence (Sec. 201 IPC) stemming from the death of his wife, who was allegedly burned and hanged after dowry demands. The trial court relied on …
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking quashment of FIR CR No.11191038220675/2022 registered at Vatva Police Station for offences under sections 498(a), 323, 294(b), 506(2), 114 of the IPC and sections 3 and 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a …
The petitioner, Ranjit Kumar Yadav, was charged under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in a case arising from Sonepur Police Station. He applied for regular bail after being in custody since 5 September 2025, having clean antecedents and …
The petitioner, Uplesh Kumar Rai, applied for anticipatory bail in a criminal complaint originally registered under multiple IPC offences and the Dowry Prohibition Act, though the court had taken cognizance only of IPC section 498A and the two DP Act sections. He claimed the case stemmed from a …
The petitioner, Jivendra Kumar, applied for bail anticipating arrest in a case involving offences under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 379, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Both parties asserted that the matrimonial dispute had been settled amicably, with a one‑time payment …
The petitioner, Jitendar Kumar, is in judicial custody for alleged dowry death under IPC Sections 304B and 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges he poisoned his wife after she could not bear children, leading to her death during transport to Patna. The petitioner filed a second …
Munna Mustak was arrested in a complaint alleging dowry harassment, assault and related offences under IPC sections 498S, 448, 323, 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed the allegations were false, asserted his willingness to maintain his wife at Rs.2,000 per month, and offered to file an …
Kaisar Alam applied for anticipatory bail in a case filed under Sections 498A, 420, 120B, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging false implication by his wife Rukhsana Khatun. The wife had obtained a maintenance order of Rs.5,000 per month, leading to arrears of …
The petitioner, Shailesh Kumar, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 25 June 2018 that had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioner, Sunil Kumar, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 11 September 2017 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, which had taken cognizance of a complaint against him under Section 498A of the Indian Penal …
The petitioner, Chandan Kumar Rai, was implicated in a complaint alleging dowry harassment, assault, theft and criminal intimidation under various sections of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He sought anticipatory bail, claiming innocence and asserting that no dowry demand or violence …
The petitioner, Md Ali Akhtar, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal trial (Trial No. 4684 of 2025) arising from a dowry harassment complaint (Complaint C-290 of 2024) alleging cruelty, assault and dowry demands under various sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioner, Sonu Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint case (No.1110 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 406, 504, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He claimed he was falsely implicated by his wife, Aarti Kumari, and that the marital relationship …
The petitioner, Sanjay Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case registered under Sections 498A and 406 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging false implication by his wife, Switi Kumari. He claimed he was a labourer working in Bengaluru and offered to pay a monthly …
The petitioner, Punit Kumar, feared arrest in a dowry‑related case (Mahila Case No. 76 of 2023) alleging offences under Sections 341, 323, 498‑A, 504, 506/34 of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after marriage the petitioner took the wife to Delhi, later the wife’s …
Sunil Kumar, an Indian Army Sepoy, was implicated in a criminal case (Chakia P.S. Case No. 168 of 2025) alleging dowry harassment, cruelty, and other offences under various sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner contended that he had not demanded dowry, nor assaulted …
The petitioner, Keshav Thakur, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint case involving alleged offences under Sections 323 and 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State opposed the bail, while the complainant (the petitioner's wife, Pooja Kumari) …
The petitioners, three women residents of Mansurpur Chamarua, applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with a case registered under Sections 61(2) and 80 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The application was heard before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh. The court …
The petitioners, Rampravesh Chaudhary and Mamta Devi, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case alleging they tortured their daughter‑in‑law, Anshu Kumari, for dowry demands, invoking sections 85, 82, 352 and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. …
The petitioner, Sita Devi, mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, was implicated in a dowry‑death case under multiple sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. She sought anticipatory bail, claiming she had no involvement, clean antecedents, and that the allegations against her were vague …
The applicants filed a Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking to quash the chargesheet and proceedings in Criminal Case No.4916 of 2017, alleging that the FIR was vague, the allegations were false, and the prosecution was malicious. The State opposed, contending that specific allegations were made …
The appellant Pepil was convicted by the Fast Track Court in Moradabad under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, receiving sentences of two years, seven years and one year respectively along with fines. An appeal was filed challenging the …
The petitioner, Md. Pannu, a co‑villager, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case (Mahua PS Case No. 374 of 2023) involving serious offences such as kidnapping, dowry demand, and offences under the POCSO Act. He asserted that he was falsely implicated, had no relationship with the complainant or the …
The petitioners, Chandrama Paswan and Mina Devi, who are the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry harassment case. The complaint alleged that they, along with others, tortured and harassed the complainant for dowry, evicted her from her matrimonial …
Deepak Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (PS Case No. 275 of 2025) and charged under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Kumar, along with family members, murdered his daughter over a dowry …
Saroj Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, applied for regular bail in a dowry‑death case (PS Case No. 208 of 2025) where she was charged under Sections 103, 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the deceased’s …
The petitioners, Shashi Bhushan Sah and his wife Mina Devi, sought bail in a dowry‑related case where the deceased, Puja Kumari, was alleged to have been subjected to cruelty and subsequently found dead. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, as father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law, were …
Raushan Kumar, husband of Puja Kumari, was arrested on 22‑12‑2025 in connection with a case involving alleged dowry demand and assault, charged under several IPC sections (313, 341, 323, 498A, 504, 506, 34) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier been granted anticipatory bail on the condition …
The petitioner, Kumod Rajak, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint alleging dowry harassment, assault, theft, and criminal intimidation under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, dissatisfied with a Rs. 50,000 dowry demand, drove the …
Petitioner Pintu Mahto sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry harassment case (IPC sections 341, 323, 379, 498A, 34 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act) arising from a complaint that he left his wife at a railway station after a dowry demand for a motorcycle. The …
Guddu Giri sought anticipatory bail after a complaint (No. 1791/2020) alleged he committed offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 504, 379, 354, 498A/34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act (sections 3 and 4). The prosecution claimed he subjected his wife to cruelty and ousted her for refusing a dowry …
The petitioner, Ranjit Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint (No. 2266 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 406, 504/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He is married to the complainant, Chinki Kumari, but allegedly contracted a second marriage without obtaining …
Shakil Akhtar petitioned for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint (No. 2114/2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 406, 420, 120B and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, claiming he was falsely implicated. The complainant, his wife, alleged mental and physical cruelty and dowry demands, …
The applicant, Aslam Khan, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking a stay of the trial in Session Trial No.66/2024, which involved charges under Sections 498‑A, 302/34, 304‑B, 323/34, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He alleged that no …
The petitioner, Harsh Kumar (also known as Rohit Kumar), sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry harassment case filed under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes (B.N.S.) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Kumar demanded dowry, subjected his …
Gautam Yadav was arrested in a complaint alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 406, 504/34 and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from alleged dowry demands and cruelty after his 2016 marriage. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, no prior criminal record, and that the …
Suraj Kumar was arrested in connection with a case registered under Section 69 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have established a physical relationship with the victim under a false pretext of marriage. The petitioner pleaded innocence, citing a clean …
The petitioners – Indo Devi, Bhola Mahto and Abren Kumar – sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint filed by Lalita Devi under IPC sections 323, 342, 498A, 494 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that the husband’s family demanded a dowry of Rs.1 lakh, and …
The petitioner, Ravi Sharma, was arrested in a case under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He sought anticipatory bail, contending that the allegations were false and offering to settle outstanding maintenance of Rs.1,17,000 owed to his wife, who had earlier …
The petitioner, Amit Kumar Mishra, was charged under Sections 323, 498A and 504 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged dowry demand, cruelty and assault following a marital dispute. He claimed innocence, stating the criminal case was filed after he initiated divorce proceedings and that he has no …
The petitioner, Md. Samir Alam, was charged under Sections 323 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code in a complaint alleging dowry harassment and cruelty. He applied for bail, claiming innocence and no prior criminal record, while the State and complainant opposed, alleging a second marriage and refusal …
The applicants, Puneet Kishore and Saroj Gupta, filed a Section 482 CrPC application seeking to enforce a Supreme Court order dated 03‑08‑2001 in Transfer Petition (C) No.260 of 2000, which had resulted in a compromise and a divorce decree, and to stay a criminal case (Case No. 417 of 2021) under …
The petitioner, Anirudh Kumar Sinha, was arrested on 3 December 2025 in connection with a case involving alleged dowry demands, assault, and sexual offences under the Bihar Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, a brother‑in‑law of the groom, had …
Pramod Kumar applied for anticipatory bail in a case (PS Case No.298 of 2023) involving offences under Sections 341, 323, 379, 498(A), 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed he was falsely implicated by his wife, Pallavi Kumari, over a …
The petitioner, Haribhajan Chaudhary, was implicated in a complaint alleging cruelty, harassment, and dowry demands under IPC sections 498A and 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 Rs. 3,000 …
The petitioner, Santosh Kumar, was charged under multiple IPC sections including rape (376) and dowry prohibition offences, based on an FIR alleging he had sexual relations with a 16‑year‑old girl and forced marriage. The petitioner contended that the marriage was consensual, performed in a temple, …
The petitioner, Abhishek Kumar Pathak, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint case alleging multiple offences under the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from a marital dispute after ten years of marriage. The complainant alleged physical and mental assault, extortion of money, and …
The petitioners, Mahendra Singh, Subodh Singh and Sachin Singh, applied for anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint No. 729 of 2024 alleging offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act, including alleged dowry demands and fraudulent marriage. The prosecution …
The High Court considered an application for anticipatory bail filed by Mahendra Singh, Subodh Singh and Sachin Singh in connection with Complaint No. 729 of 2024, which alleged offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (including sections 318(4), 406, 61, 115(2), 316(2)) and the Dowry Prohibition …
The petitioner, Md. Emtiyaz, sought pre‑arrest bail in a dowry‑related case (Naugachia Mahila P.S. Case No. 28/2025) alleging offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 126(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bihar Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed innocence, a clean antecedent, …
The complainant, Atsiben Dhirenbhai Shah, filed a criminal complaint under IPC sections 498A and 114 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 7 alleging mental and physical cruelty by her husband and his relatives. The trial court acquitted the accused, citing contradictions and omissions in the …
The husband filed a revision seeking to quash a Family Court order that granted maintenance of Rs 15,000 per month to his wife and their minor son under Section 125 of the CrPC. The parties were married in 2011, separated in 2014, and the wife filed an FIR alleging dowry harassment and a maintenance …
Gopal Sharma applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving the alleged throttling death of a 16‑year‑old girl, his daughter‑in‑law, under Sections 103(2), 80, 85 of the BNS and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Sharma and his family had assaulted …
The petitioners, Mamta Devi and Ram Sewak Rai, mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law of a deceased woman, were implicated in a dowry‑death case (PS Case No 283/2025) alleging they killed the victim for non‑payment of dowry. They filed an anticipatory bail petition, asserting innocence, lack of specific …
Dropadi Devi, the mother‑in‑law of the complainant, was implicated in a dowry harassment case (Naugachia Mahila P.S. Case No. 35 of 2025) alleging demand of Rs 5 lakhs and physical/mental torture under IPC sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 and D.P. Act sections 3 and 4. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Kush Kumar Pandey, applied for bail in a criminal case (PS Sonpur Case No. 1241 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 80(2) and 61(2) of the BNS and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner and co‑accused killed the deceased. The …
The petitioner, Jairam Pandey, applied for bail in a case (Sonpur P.S. Case No.1241 of 2025) alleging his involvement in the death of the deceased under Sections 80(2) and 61(2) of the BNS and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner and co‑accused killed …
Petitioner Bikki Kumar sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint alleging dowry harassment, assault, and other offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 498A, 307, 379 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after marriage the petitioner demanded a dowry of …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar Sharma, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (No. 3160 of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 323, 379, 307, 498(A), 504, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complainant, his wife Priti Kumari, alleged dowry …
The petitioner, Naushad Alam, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry case (Case No. 38 of 2025) alleging that he was falsely implicated. The prosecution alleged dowry demand, torture, and a second marriage, invoking several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioner, Dheeraj Kumar Chauhan, sought anticipatory bail in a case registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging he was falsely implicated in dowry‑related harassment and torture of his wife. The prosecution alleged that the …
The petitioner, Anshu Kumar, sought bail in a criminal case (PS Case No.48 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 80(2) & 3(5) of the BNS and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner, along with others, burned the daughter of his father‑in‑law with …
The petitioners, three siblings of the accused Subhash Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail in a dowry case arising from FIR details that Subhash demanded Rs. 2 lakh and a motorcycle as dowry. The FIR and charge sheet alleged offences under Sections 69 and 85 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances (BNSS) …
The petitioner, Aditya Pandey, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case (PS No. 246 of 2025) alleging offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the complainant, Nupur Kumari, was subjected to physical and mental …
The petitioners, Hemlata Verma and Mithlesh Kumar, parents of the husband of informant Priya Kumari, applied for anticipatory bail in a case alleging dowry harassment, attempted murder and other offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant claimed that …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Jeetu (alias Jitendra), who is accused in a case involving sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act relating to the death of his wife. The applicant claimed the death was a suicide, supported by the post‑mortem report and …
The petitioner, Sandeep Kumar, was named in an FIR for alleged offences under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 69 of the BNS and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a marriage arrangement in which the informant's father paid substantial sums to the petitioner's family. The petitioner's …
Petitioner Rajan Kumar sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged by Priyanka Kumari alleging that they were married in a temple and that she was later ousted from his home. The petitioner denies any marriage, contending that the complainant has taken contradictory positions in other …
Mritunjay Kumar Singh applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry‑related case involving alleged torture, harassment and attempted burning of his wife, the informant. The prosecution alleged offences under several sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming the …
The applicants, Shivam and another, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No.41 of 2024) arising from offences under Sections 498A, 323, 324, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the dispute had …
The petitioners, who are the in‑laws of the complainant, filed applications to quash the criminal proceedings initiated under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 354(b), 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged dowry demands, domestic violence and harassment by the …
Phulendra Yadav was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (Lokaha P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025) under Sections 103, 80 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for bail, claiming that the FIR contains only a generic …
The petitioners, who are the in‑laws of the complainant Priyanka Singh, filed applications to quash the order dated 23‑06‑2021 of the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate that had taken cognizance against them under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 354(b), 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
The petitioners, members of the Raunak family, filed an application to quash the order dated 11-10-2022 that had taken cognizance of a complaint against them for offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 506 and a provision of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that the allegations were vague, …
Kalpana Devi and Niraj Kumar Mandal, mother‑in‑law and husband of Veena Devi respectively, filed a petition fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case registered under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges that after Veena Devi's marriage …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the criminal trial (Session Trial No. 1486 of 2022) arising from offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 376, 511, 377 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise …
The petitioner, Shali Akhtar, husband of a deceased woman, was arrested in connection with a murder and dowry-related offences (IPC §§302, 304‑B, 498‑A, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act §§3, 4) and has been in custody since 7 July 2024. He sought regular bail, arguing that out of ten charge‑sheet …
Shailendra Kumar was implicated in Mahila P.S. Case No. 36 of 2024 for alleged dowry‑related offences under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the case was false, that he has no prior criminal record, and that he had not previously applied for …
The petitioner, Md. Sahil, was arrested in a dowry case (Sheikhpura Mahila P.S. Case No. 8 of 2020) involving charges under IPC sections 498A, 324, 307, 504, 506, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The informant, his wife, alleged that he and others demanded Rs.5 lakh as dowry, attempted …
Jahid Ansari, the husband, was arrested in a case under IPC sections 323, 341, 498A and 34, and the Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He claimed the charges were false and stemmed from a deteriorated marital relationship with his wife, Shahnaz Khatoon. The petitioner offered to pay a monthly …
Petitioner Raj Kumar, husband, was implicated in a complaint alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 406, 323, 506 and 120B, as well as Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were false and stemmed from a deteriorated marital relationship, and sought …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. Act seeking to quash the charge sheet, summons and the entire criminal proceeding (Criminal Case No. 6559 of 2024) arising from a matrimonial dispute involving offences under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings arising from charges under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had amicably settled the dispute by a compromise dated …
The applicant, Neeraj Bhardwaj, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge‑sheet dated 27‑02‑2025, the cognizance and summoning orders dated 09‑01‑2026, and the entire criminal proceedings (Case No. 2390 of 2026) relating to offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge‑sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case (Case No. 17316 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Marriage Act. …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 354, 323 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Act, on the ground …
The applicants, mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law of the accused woman, filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash Criminal Case No. 21000 of 2024, which arose from an FIR under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS Act seeking to quash criminal case No. 754 of 2020, which involved charges under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a matrimonial dispute. The parties had reached a full …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that a compromise had been reached with the first …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a dowry‑related criminal case on the ground that a compromise had been reached between the parties. The High Court noted that verification of any compromise is within the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet and proceedings in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had reached a compromise. …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 20‑04‑2025 and the cognizance order dated 14‑08‑2025 in Criminal Case No. 106309 of 2025, which involved offences under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506, 498‑A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 15256 of 2025) instituted by the State of U.P. for offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 506, 354 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The High Court …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS Act seeking to quash the charge sheet and cognizance order in a criminal case arising from alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 313, 323, 324, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had reached a …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Criminal Case No. 926 of 2016) arising from offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the ground that the parties had settled the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to quash a summons and charge sheet in a criminal case under Section 498-A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the parties had settled the dispute by a compromise deed dated 11‑02‑2026. The respondents argued that the …
The petitioners Varun Kumar, Lala Prasad Sao and Uma Devi filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 01‑03‑2016 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A of the Indian …
The appellant, Amritpal Singh, was convicted by the Sessions Court for dowry death under IPC Sections 304B, 498A and 201, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. He appealed, contending that the prosecution failed to prove the three essential ingredients of Section 304B and relied solely on a …
The petitioners, Amit Kumar Arya, Bindu Devi and Upendra Sah, filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 27 March 2017 that had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 323, 498(A), 504 of the Indian Penal Code and …
The appellants, Shahnaz Khatoon and Mojib Alam, mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law, were charged under Sections 85, 352 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 3(i)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …
Vimlesh Kumar Pathak sought anticipatory bail in a criminal case (Darbhanga Mahila P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the BNS and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after a 2018 marriage, the petitioner tortured the wife and expelled her, …
The petitioner, Amit Kumar Sharma, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case (Complaint No. 1237 of 2024) under sections 115, 124, 85, 314 of the BNS and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The wife, Rashmi Sharma, alleged torture for dowry and ousting, and the matter …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (No. 293(C)/2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 406, 420, 498(A) and a provision of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The coordinate bench had earlier referred the matter to mediation, and the parties reported that …
The petitioner, Ranjit Chaudhari, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a 2016 complaint (No. 812) alleging offences under IPC section 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had earlier resolved their dispute through mediation, signing an agreement on 20‑11‑2025 and …
The petitioner, Mithilesh Kumar, sought relief from arrest in a dowry harassment case (sections 85, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act) filed by his wife, Manisha Kumari. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner tortured his wife for dowry and evicted …
Vishal Kumar Sahani sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (Taraiya P.S. Case No. 371 of 2024) for alleged offences under IPC section 498A and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner and the complainant had resolved their dispute through a mediator, signing an …
The petitioner, Akash Dubey, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint alleging dowry harassment and related offences under the IPC, Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were false and intended to harass him and his family. The lower court had …
The petitioner, Kumari Renu, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related murder case (PS Case No.339 of 2025) involving the death of Neha Kumari. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty for non‑payment of dowry and was killed, charging offences under …
The petitioner, Dharmendra Sharma, was named in a complaint (Case No. 490 of 2023) alleging offences under Sections 323, 498A of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act for mental and physical cruelty linked to a Rs.2 lakh dowry demand. He applied for bail, arguing that the allegations were vague, …
Petitioners Priya Devi and Shobha Devi, sister‑in‑laws of the deceased Priya Kumari, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a dowry‑cruelty case (Kesariya P.S. Case No. 478 of 2025) filed under Sections 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleges that the deceased …
Petitioners Ashma and six others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 15‑12‑2025 registered under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State, through the Advocate General, submitted that the investigation was completed, a charge‑sheet dated …
The High Court considered a second bail application filed by Jeetu Kumar, who is charged under Sections 498‑A, 323, 304‑B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for the alleged dowry‑related death of his wife. The applicant claimed he was falsely implicated, asserted that his …
The applicant, Ahmad Hasan, filed a second bail application in a criminal case (Crime No.0244 of 2023) involving charges under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial is near its conclusion, with the accused's statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. …
The High Court considered a second bail application filed by Rajjo, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, who is charged under Sections 498A, 304B, 323 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly setting the deceased on fire. The applicant argued that the prosecution …
The applicant, Bablu, filed a second bail application in a trial concerning offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He argued that only one witness had been examined since the first bail plea was rejected and asserted his willingness to cooperate …
The applicant Aman, the brother-in-law of a deceased woman, filed a bail application in a case registered under Sections 498A, 304B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations against him were false, that the post‑mortem indicated death by hanging, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quash of charge sheet No.31/2024 relating to offences under Sections 498A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Court’s Mediation Centre, which …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Atendra, who is accused under Sections 498A, 304B, 323 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with the death of his wife, alleged to be a suicide. The applicant’s counsel argued that the allegations were false, …
The petitioners, Kumar Rohit Ritesh and Usha Devi, were charged under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in a case registered as PS Case No. 513 of 2022. The State of Bihar and Alka Singh were the opposite parties. Both parties entered into a …
Anup Kumar Shah applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry harassment case involving offences under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 498A and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that Shah, as the husband, participated in torturing …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against five members of the husband’s family in a case filed under Section 498A IPC, Section 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR and charge sheet alleged only …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash two criminal cases (Nos. 8152 of 2018 and 8601 of 2020) pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Muzaffarnagar, which arose from a crime reported under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Santosh, the husband of a deceased woman, who was accused under IPC sections 80, 85, 351(3), 352 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged dowry‑related offences. The applicant argued that the deceased’s suicide note and …
The Allahabad High Court considered an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash a charge‑sheet and a cognizance/summoning order dated 04.04.2022 in a case involving Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicants contended that they were falsely …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Vipin, the husband of a deceased woman, who was accused under Sections 80(2) and 85 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for dowry‑related offences. The applicant contended that the death was a suicide, …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 2396 of 2016) arising from an FIR that alleged dowry demand and harassment in a matrimonial dispute. The FIR named the husband (applicant No.1) and five of his …
The applicant, Rashid Anwar, filed a transfer application under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to move a criminal case (S.T. No. 226 of 2020) to another Sessions Division and to stay the proceedings. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicant to press the application, and …
Smt Neelam filed a transfer application under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to move a criminal case (State vs Indrapal & others) from Hasanpur, Amroha to Moradabad. The application required service of notice on opposite parties, but the court’s office report indicated that no …
The applicant, Smt. Tanmayee Raghuvanshi, filed a transfer application under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to move a criminal case (Case No. 172/2023) from the District and Sessions Judge, Jaunpur to the District and Sessions Judge, Varanasi, alleging potential irreparable loss …
Smt. Pinki Devi filed a criminal miscellaneous transfer application under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to move a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act from the Judicial Magistrate, Bhoganipur, Kanpur Dehat to another district, …
The revisionist Gaurav challenged a Family Court order that awarded Rs 3,000 per month as maintenance to his wife and son, arguing the amount was excessive given his unemployment and pending criminal cases. The State contended that the award was proportionate to the revisionist's income potential. …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Sheeshkali, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, in a dowry‑related case under Sections 85, 80(2), 352 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant argued that she was falsely implicated, had no …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Saurabh Dubey, husband of a deceased woman, who was charged under Sections 85, 352, 108, 351(3) of the B.N.S., Section 67 of the Information Technology Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged abetment of suicide. The …
The petitioner, Amit Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Biraul P.S. Case No. 68 of 2024) involving offences under Sections 498A, 494, 384, 420 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the FIR contained no specific allegation …
Prince Kumar was arrested on 25 May 2024 in connection with a 2021 FIR alleging dowry demand and related offences under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Witchcraft (Prevention) Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner pleaded innocence, claiming the allegations were fabricated …
The petitioners Hukum Kumar Singh, Sunaina Devi, Nitu Kumari and Birendra Kumar filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the order dated 11-12-2017 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, which had taken cognizance of offences under …
The petitioners sought quashing of criminal proceedings instituted against them under sections 498A, 323, 341, 504, 342, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petition was filed before the Patna High Court, arguing that the case had become infructuous. The …
Petitioner Rahul Kumar, husband of the complainant, was charged under IPC sections 498A, 323, 420 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for alleged dowry harassment and assault. He contended that the case stemmed from a petty family dispute, that he had a clean antecedent, and that the matter …
Sonu Chaudhary was arrested in connection with a dowry‑related death alleged to have been caused by poison administered by his in‑laws. The prosecution alleged offences under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming the …
Mantu Kumar Mishra, a government servant, was implicated in a dowry death case under Sections 85, 80, 92 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he, along with other accused, demanded additional dowry and failed to provide medical care, …
Manjula Devi filed an application seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Manish Kant Dubey in a case under Sections 498A/34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner alleged that the accused had failed to comply with the bail order dated 19‑08‑2015 but did not …
Kishan Sharma applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 14 of 2022) that alleged offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He claimed innocence and alleged false implication. The State opposed the bail. Relying on the Supreme Court’s …
Petitioner Aman Bhardwaj applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 439 of 2023) that alleged offences under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 509 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State opposed the bail, contending the …
The petitioner, Ravi Kumar Raj, husband of the complainant Ranjna Kumari, was implicated in a complaint case under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged dowry harassment. He applied for anticipatory bail, asserting his innocence, clean antecedents, and …
The applicants, Syed Mohd. Afzal and another, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a charge‑sheet dated 24‑05‑2022 in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 465 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They …
The petitioner, Alok Kumar, sought pre‑arrest bail in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 2288 of 2024) alleging torture of his wife, Kajal Kumari, under Section 85 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed the allegations were false and that the dispute …
The petitioner, Sushil Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case alleging dowry‑related torture under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes (BNS) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were false and sought to resolve the matrimonial dispute through …
The petitioner, Md. Minnat Ali, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint under Section 498A IPC read with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He asserted a clean record, claimed the dowry demand arose after the birth of children, and argued the complainant’s allegations were false. …
Faraz Ahmad, the husband, was charged under Section 85 of the BNS and Section 3(5) of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly torturing his wife over dowry demands. He applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending that the allegations were false and that the matter was a private matrimonial dispute. Both …
The petitioner, Ram Bilash Mandal, was arrested in connection with a 2021 FIR alleging dowry demand, torture, assault and a second marriage, and was charged under sections 498A, 494, 323, 506, 34 of the IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were …
Sudhir Kumar, the brother‑in‑law of an alleged dowry‑harassment victim, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Baghaila P.S. Case No.89 of 2024) that includes IPC offences of assault, criminal intimidation, dowry harassment and sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution …
The petitioner, Jai Mangal Yadav, a 70‑year‑old father‑in‑law of a deceased woman, sought anticipatory bail in a case (Sanjhauli P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025) involving alleged dowry‑related offences under sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act and section ¾ of the Dowry …
The petitioner, Ramdev Sah, sought bail fearing arrest in a complaint (Case No.103 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 498A, 307, 313, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The FIR alleged that he, together with family members, assaulted the complainant and expelled her …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brothers‑in‑law of a deceased woman, applied for bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 85, 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges that the deceased …
The petitioner, Md. Hasan, father‑in‑law of a deceased woman, was arrested in a dowry‑death case (Barari P.S. Case No. 306 of 2025) under multiple sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he was falsely implicated because of his familial …
The petitioner, Pappu Kumar Yadav, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a Mahila Police Station case alleging offences under Sections 341, 323, 307, 354(B), and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner harassed and tortured …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No. 11821003210014 (2021) registered at Mahila Police Station, Dahod, which alleged offences under IPC sections 492(A), 504, 506(2), 114 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. A …
Md. Aslam was in custody for offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on an FIR filed by his wife alleging dowry harassment and neglect. The petitioner sought bail, having previously had his earlier petition rejected in September 2022. …
Sudhir Kumar (also known as Sudhir Yadav) was arrested in connection with the alleged dowry‑related death of his wife, Shivarthi Kumari, under sections 80 and 3(5) of the BNS and section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the in‑laws hanged the deceased on 1 January 2025 …
The petitioners, who are relatives of the complainant in a dowry dispute, sought bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504/34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners demanded Rs.3,00,000 as dowry, …
Himanshu Kumar, the son‑in‑law of the deceased, was charged under sections 302, 307, 326 and 34 of the IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly pouring kerosene on his wife and causing her and her child’s death. He applied for regular bail, claiming false implication and …
The petitioner, Priyaranjan Kumar Thakur, was arrested in connection with the alleged dowry death of his wife and sought bail. The FIR alleges that the petitioner demanded additional dowry, tortured the victim for non‑payment, and had an extramarital affair, culminating in the victim's death, which …
Santosh Kumar applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 80, 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in the dowry‑related death of his wife. The petitioner claimed innocence, stating that …
The petitioner, Vijay Bhagat, was arrested in connection with a dowry death case (PS Case No. 11 of 2023) and charged under IPC sections 498A, 304B, 120B and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He claimed innocence, stating he never demanded dowry and that the deceased died in a kitchen fire, …
Ramjee Kumar, accused of offences under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 313, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, has been in custody since 10 October 2025 after his anticipatory bail was cancelled for not paying a Rs.5,000 bond to the informant, his wife. He applied for regular …
Shahrukh Ansari was arrested in connection with a dowry‑related case alleging demand for dowry, pronouncement of talaq, and assault with dangerous weapons that injured the victim’s father. The petitioner claimed innocence, stating the matter was a matrimonial dispute and that a compromise petition …
The petitioner, Avinash Kumar Puspakar, was accused of assault and torture under Sections 85 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Complaint No. 2033 of 2024. He claimed innocence and asserted that the parties had amicably settled the …
The petitioners, three women related as married sister‑in‑laws of the complainant, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a 2007 dowry harassment case (Complaint No. 804) filed under Section 498A IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that they were falsely implicated. …
Dharkan Paswan, the husband, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a complaint filed by his wife, Sundari Devi, alleging assault, dowry harassment under IPC sections 323, 441, 498A/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The petitioner argued that the notice was served to the …
The petitioners, Birendra Singh and Rakesh Singh, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 822 of 2022) filed under IPC sections 406 and 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The prosecution alleges that the petitioners received Rs.5,00,000 as dowry for a …
Devesh Kumar Rai, a serving Sepoy in the Indian Army, applied for anticipatory bail after being implicated in a FIR alleging offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations, including a claim of a second marriage and dowry demands, were false and …
The petitioner, Md. Janhagir, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 657 of 2019) that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 314, 307, 379, 120B, 494 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution claimed the petitioner participated in …
Dipak Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a 2019 complaint (No.1518C) alleging assault and dowry harassment under IPC sections 323, 498A/34 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged he participated in assaulting the victim to demand dowry, while the …
Sunil Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (No. 737 of 2023) alleging offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he, along with others, assaulted and tortured the victim to demand dowry. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Shashiras Singh, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case (Section 498-A IPC and Section 3 Dowry Prohibition Act) alleging assault for dowry demand. He claimed innocence and alleged false implication, while the State opposed the bail. Relying on the Supreme …
The petitioner, Abdul Ohid Khan, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Complaint No. 1547 of 2022) alleging offences under IPC Section 498A and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others assaulted and tortured the complainant to …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related assault case (IPC §§ 323, 307, 325, 498‑A and Dowry Prohibition Act §3). The prosecution alleged he assaulted the victim to demand dowry, while the petitioner claimed innocence. The State and the informant …
Kundan Sah applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (PS Case No. 315 of 2025) that alleged offences under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he assaulted and tortured the victim to demand dowry, while the …
The High Court of Allahabad examined a criminal revision filed by Manvir Singh challenging the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hathras, which dismissed his complaint alleging that his daughter Sapna Singh was beaten to death by her husband and in‑laws. The revisionist contended that the …
The petitioners, who are the brother‑in‑laws, father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the deceased, filed an anticipatory bail petition fearing arrest in a dowry‑death case (PS Case No. 243/2022). The offence alleged includes IPC sections 304B, 201, 120B, 302, 498A/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 …
The petitioners, the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought relief fearing arrest in a dowry case filed under Sections 498A, 323 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that after a month of marriage the accused demanded dowry, …
The informant Megha Singh alleged that after her marriage in 2017 she was subjected to dowry harassment, physical assault, and sexual abuse by her husband’s relatives, leading to the registration of an FIR under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
