Chhattisgarh HC: Father Must Provide Maintenance and Marriage Expenses to Unmarried Adult Daughter || Delhi HC Rules That ‘Hermès’ and the 3D Shape of its ‘Birkin’ Bag are Well-Known Trademarks in India || Kerala HC: Arrest is Illegal if Accused isn’t Produced in 24 Hours and Rearrest From Prison is Barred || Supreme Court: Treating Every Sour Relationship as Rape Undermines the Seriousness of the Offence || Supreme Court: Section 7 IBC Application Cannot be Rejected for Curable Defects in Affidavit || NCLT Kochi: Sec 7 Insolvency Cannot be Filed Against Guarantor Without First Enforcing the Guarantee || Patna High Court: Mere Two-And-A-Half-Year Incarceration is Not Sufficient for Bail under UAPA || Bombay HC: Insolvency Cannot be Used to Evade a Family Court’s Maintenance Order || Kerala HC: Forklifts and Factory Cranes Are Motor Vehicles and Must be Registered under MV Act || Guj HC: Edible Crude Palm Kernel Oil Qualifies for Duty Exemption; End-Use Condition not Applicable

Sunil v. State Govt. NCT of Delhi - (High Court of Delhi) (13 Aug 2015)

Cause and reason are immaterial in determining if demand made in nexus of marriage is for dowry

MANU/DE/2299/2015

Criminal

Any demand for property or a valuable security, directly or indirectly, that has nexus with marriage would constitute a demand of dowry, regardless of the cause or reason for the demand. The Court held that the money given by the deceased's father to the Appellant, used for opening a shop, was provided only because a relationship was established between the Appellant and his deceased-wife.

Relevant : Appasaheb and Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra MANU/SC/7002/2007 Durga Prasad and Anr. vs. State of M.P. MANU/SC/0396/2010 Bachni Devi and Anr. Vs. State of Haryana MANU/SC/0101/2011

Tags : DOWRY CAUSE REASON DEMAND

Share :