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Mere demand for dowry not offence under Sec 498A: HC
The Morning Standard
|February 15, 2025
THE Delhi High Court has recently ruled that the mere demand for dowry does not constitute an offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 while observing that vague allegations of intimidation do not amount to harassment under the law.
Justice Amit Mahajan made these remarks while quashing an FIR filed by a woman against her husband's relatives. The case, registered in 2019, named the husband, his parents, and other relatives as accused.
The relatives approached the high court seeking the quashing of the FIR, arguing that they were not immediate family members, did not live with the complainant woman, and had no apparent reason to demand dowry from her.
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