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Bharat Law Team
6 May·8 min read
Despite decades of legal prohibition, dowry deaths in India continue to claim thousands of lives every year. Through the lens of a recent Supreme Court intervention, this editorial examines the failures of law enforcement, the persistence of patriarchal marriage economics, and the urgent need for institutional and cultural reform.
Bharat Law Team
2 Dec·5 min read
The Supreme Court condemns the dowry system while cancelling bail in a dowry-death case, stressing that marriage cannot be reduced to a commercial transaction. The Court emphasises statutory presumptions, dying declarations, and strict scrutiny in Section 304B prosecutions.
Bharat Law Team
3 Feb·4 min read
SC overturns dowry death conviction, citing lack of evidence of cruelty before death. A crucial ruling on IPC Sections 304-B & 498-A
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