Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 498A IPC Case: Husband Acquitted After Court Finds Dowry Demand, Cruelty and Assault Allegations Not Proved: Bengaluru Court
In a significant judgment relating to allegations of dowry harassment and matrimonial cruelty, the Court of the VII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, acquitted Shashidhara of charges filed under Section 498A, Section 323, Section 427, Section 504, and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 3 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The judgment was delivered by Sri Puttaraju on June 2, 2026, in a…
