11 verified cases involving Domestic violence, newest first.
An Allahabad High Court case involving three accused in a 35-year-old dowry death matter. The court held that to sustain conviction under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove the woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry soon before death.
Vinay Gupta, a 31-year-old software engineer employed at Adobe, was allegedly beaten and strangled to death by his wife Rekha and her family members following a matrimonial dispute at his home in Laxmi Park, Nihal Vihar, Delhi. Police have detained the accused. The case involves allegations of a calculated conspiracy to kill.
A 23-year-old woman named Anjali was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend Rajeev in Bengaluru on a Sunday evening. The incident occurred in the Mahalakshmi Layout Police Station area following an argument over marriage. Rajeev was arrested soon after the incident.
A 24-year-old man, Lovepreet Singh, was allegedly doused with petrol and set on fire by his brother-in-law at Sangha village in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, while attempting to bring his wife home following a domestic dispute. The incident was captured on camera. The victim succumbed to his injuries.
An actor and model, Twisha Sharma, was found dead by hanging at her matrimonial home on 12 May 2026 in Bhopal. Police registered an FIR under Sections 80(2) and 85. The case concerns alleged dowry-related circumstances surrounding her death.
A case involving dowry death and cruelty against a married woman under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC. The Supreme Court's judgment dated 15 December 2025 restored a trial court's conviction of the accused, and subsequently issued 10-point nationwide directions to expedite trials in similar cases.
The Supreme Court of India has clarified that the legal protections against cruelty afforded under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, extend to individuals in live-in relationships. This ruling addresses the scope of domestic cruelty laws beyond formal marriages.
A case involving the suicide of a Bengaluru police officer's wife, where a death note and digital evidence raised allegations of abuse. The original chargesheet dropped the murder charge but retained other offences. The officer approached the Karnataka High Court in connection with the case.
A man was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his wife's murder in connection with dowry demands. The trial court invoked Sections 498A (cruelty by husband/relatives), 304B (dowry death), and 302/34 (murder) of the IPC, along with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
A legal dispute concerning the rights of a woman to reside in a 'shared household' under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The case addressed whether a property owned by in-laws could be considered a shared household.
The Supreme Court acquitted a husband and 17 in-laws in a dowry death case where charges were filed under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Court criticized the prosecution as frivolous.