New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court has set aside a bail order granted by the Patna High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case, terming the relief as “wholly unsustainable” and flagging a “mechanical approach” adopted in such serious offences. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi allowed the appeal filed by the mother of the deceased and directed that the husband of the deceased woman surrender before the jail authorities within one week, failing which the…
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Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court, on Friday, refused to dissolve a 58-year-old marriage between a couple aged above 75 years, saying that minor disagreements and routine quarrels cannot be treated as cruelty to justify divorce. A division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman dismissed the husband’s appeal, noting that granting divorce at this stage would harm the dignity and reputation of not only the wife but the entire family.The court issued the order whil…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The suicide of a mother and daughter at Kamaleswaram in Thiruvananthapuram has taken a new turn with the police on Thursday taking into custody the husband of the latter on various charges, including domestic violence and abetment to suicide.B.M. Unnikrishnan was arrested by the Poonthura police at the Mumbai airport while allegedly attempting to flee to Ireland in the aftermath of the deaths of his wife, Greema S. Raj, 30, and her mother, S.L. Sajitha, 54.Polic…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The suicide case of a 26-year-old newly married woman, Ganavi, known as Rashi, has taken a serious twist with her husband Suraj dying by suicide and his mother Jayanti allegedly attempting to end her life in Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.Ganavi allegedly attempted suicide and later died at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday, alleging harassment and rejection by her husband Suraj and his family members.Following her death, Ganavi’s parents and relatives staged a p…