Selling Matrimonial House By Itself Cannot Amount To Dowry Harassment U/S 498A IPC: Himachal Pradesh High Court

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15 May 2026 7:10 PM IST

  • Selling Matrimonial House By Itself Cannot Amount To Dowry Harassment U/S 498A IPC: Himachal Pradesh High Court

    The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that merely selling the matrimonial house cannot, by itself, be treated as an act of dowry harassment under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Sandeep Sharma noted that: “In status report, it has come that matrimonial house of the complainant situate at Delhi was sold by the petitioners, but such act, if any, cannot be construed to be act...

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