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Arnesh Kumar Guidelines or Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Indian Supreme Court, [1][2] stating arrests should be an exception, in cases where the punishment is less than seven years of imprisonment. [3] The guidelines asked the police to determine whether an arrest was necessary under the provisions of ...
A court judgement [9] clarifies the legal definition of dowry as "Dowry" in the sense of the expression contemplated by Dowry Prohibition Act is a demand for property of valuable security having an inextricable nexus with the marriage, i.e., it is a consideration from the side of the bride's parents or relatives to the groom or his parents and ...
Nisha Sharma dowry case. The 2003 Nisha Sharma dowry case was an anti-dowry lawsuit that has been cited as an illustrative example highlighting the potential for misuse of the IPC 498A law in India. In this case, Nisha Sharma accused her prospective groom, Munish Dalal, of dowry demands, raising questions about the dynamics and fairness of such ...
Domestic violence in India includes any form of violence suffered by a person from a biological relative but typically is the violence suffered by a woman by male members of her family or relatives. [1][2] Although men also suffer domestic violence, the law under IPC 498A specifically protects only women. Specifically only a woman can file a ...
IPC 498a review-On 23 April 2018, the Supreme Court heard arguments and reserved its judgement on a review petition filed against an earlier order of the Court which had outlawed immediate arrests under this provision of IPC 498a.On 14 September 2018, it set aside the earlier judgement and left it to the parliament to enact suitable guidelines.
September 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM. The Shelby County Attorney's office has filed a motion for default judgement against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert and is seeking to have her removed from office ...
Of all arrests made the Indian Penal Code, 6% are made under the Section 498a. Of all crimes reported under the Indian Penal Code, 4.5% are filed under Section 498a, which is the highest barring theft and hurt. [45] [46] Of the cases that go to trial, only 15% result in conviction. In July 2014, 3,72,706 cases under Section 498a were pending in ...
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024. It was a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.