India News: The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine on 9 political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, for not making public the criminal cases again
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The judicial philosophy of India’s new chief justice can be gleaned from his recent judgments, which show empathy for innocent citizens apprehending loss of liberty, and married women whose inability to accede to dowry demands cost them their lives.
Writing the judgment, CJI Ramana noted the disturbing trend of dowry deaths accounting for 40-50% of homicidal death of women in India and said it was because of the “pestiferous nature of dowry harassment, wherein married women are being subjected to cruelty because of covetous demands by husband and his relatives”.
India News: NEW DELHI: Nearly 35 years after Parliament enacted Section 304B of Indian Penal Code to punish those accused of dowry deaths, the Supreme Court on Fr.