Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Cruelty and Section 498A IPC / 85 BNS

69 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Section 498A, Indian Penal Code, 1860 42

Gurjit Singh vs State of Punjab

SC · 26 November 2019

[2019] 14 S.C.R. 232 : 2019 INSC 1281

GURJIT SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1492-1493 of 2010) NOVEMBER 26, 2019 [NAVIN SINHA AND B. R. GAVAI, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860: s.498-A – Cruelty and harassment on account of dowry demand – Prosecution pr…

State of Haryana vs Angoori Devi & Anr.

SC · 13 June 2019

[2019] 10 S.C.R. 1041 : 2019 INSC 693

Penal Code, 1860: s. 498-A r/w 304B – Dowry death – Death of victim due to burn injuries within 7 years of marriage, otherwise than under normal circumstances – Conviction u/s. 498A r/w 304B – However, set aside by the H…

Rashmi Chopra vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 30 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1132 : 2019 INSC 600

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Application under – By six appellants-accused – Praying for quashing the complaint and criminal proceedings in a complaint case u/ss. 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and s.3/4 of Dowry P…

Vijay Mohan Singh vs State of Karnataka

SC · 10 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 994 : 2019 INSC 509

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w. 34, 498-A, 304-B r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that appellant-accused (husband of victimdeceased) poured kerosene on the victim and lit fire and ran away from the spot – Consequent to which,…

Rupali Devi vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 9 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 577 : 2019 INSC 486

Penal Code, 1860: s.498A – Jurisdiction – Whether in a case where cruelty had been committed in a matrimonial home by the husband or the relatives of the husband and the wife leaves the matrimonial home and takes shelter…

Sunil Kumar Gupta and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

SC · 27 February 2019

[2019] 4 S.C.R. 875 : 2019 INSC 284

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Summoning of appellants for offence under s.302 IPC – Allegation of dowry death of victim-deceased – Prosecution case was that the dying declaration of the victim-deceased was th…

Mahadevappa vs State of Karnataka Rep. by Public Prosecutor

SC · 7 January 2019

[2019] 1 S.C.R. 39 : 2019 INSC 15

Penal Code, 1860 – s.498A r/w s.302 – Dowry death – Death by burn injuries – Prosecution case was that the appellant-husband poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire which resulted in her death – Trial court held…

Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar and Another vs Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice and Others

SC · 14 September 2018

[2018] 12 S.C.R. 19 : 2018 INSC 820

Penal Code, 1860 – s.498-A – Matrimonial disputes – Directions issued in Rajesh Sharma and Others v. State of U.P. and Another, [2017] 9 SCR 529 – Modification in – Amicus Curiae contended that directions issued in the R…

Siddaling vs The State, through Kalagi Police Station

SC · 9 August 2018

[2018] 10 S.C.R. 906 : 2018 INSC 684

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498-A, 306 – Wife of appellant-accused committed suicide within four months of marriage – Prosecution alleged that such extreme step was taken by the victim due to dowry harassment and cruelty meted…

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