Dowry Demand Case: Denying Food to Married Woman Over Non-Fulfillment of Dowry Amounts to Physical and Mental Harassment, Says Madhya Pradesh High Court
The high court bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia further said that forcing a married woman to live in her parental home on account of non-fulfilment of demand of dowry would certainly amount to mental harassment, punishable under section 498-A of IPC.
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently said that not providing food to a married woman on account of non-fulfilment of dowry demand would amount to physical and mental harassment. The high court bench of Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia further said that forcing a married woman to live in her parental home on account of non-fulfilment of demand of dowry would certainly amount to mental harassment, punishable under section 498-A of IPC. The court observed while dismissing a petition moved by a husband and his family members who sought to quash an FIR lodged at the instance of the wife for the offence under sections 498-A, 506, 34 of IPC read with section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Fake Rape Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail to Woman Accused of Filing False Rape Cases Against Multiple Men Including Her Husband.
HC on Dowry Demand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently observed that not providing food to the married woman on account of non-fulfilment of the demand of dowry would amount to physical and mental harassment.
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