4 verified cases involving Dowry, newest first.
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.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a husband in a dowry suicide case. The court emphasized that a conviction under Section 306 IPC requires proof of instigation that is immediately connected to the act of suicide.
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.
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.