Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a Section 498A IPC case be filed if the husband lives in Canada? Updated 2026 legal guide for NRI husbands on Indian jurisdiction, Section 85 BNS, arrest risk, sanction, and real court rulings. NEW DELHI: Yes. A criminal complaint for matrimonial cruelty can still be filed in India even if the husband is living […]
The Kerala High Court gave anticipatory bail to a 24-year-old man who was accused of rape. The Court found that the woman had willingly entered into a relationship with him and stayed with him at hotels. It said such consensual relationships should not later be treated as rape just because things didn’t work out. Brief […]
Section 498A (85 and 86 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) of the Indian Penal Code was introduced in 1983 to protect married women from cruelty or harassment by their husbands or in-laws, especially in cases related to dowry demands. This law allows a woman to file a complaint if she faces physical violence, mental […]
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