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No Proof Of Abetment To Suicide Or Cruelty | Conviction Cannot Rest On Suspicion: Calcutta High Court Acquits Husband In 30-Year-Old Dowry Death And 498A Case
High Court May 7, 2026 0

No Proof Of Abetment To Suicide Or Cruelty | Conviction Cannot Rest On Suspicion: Calcutta High Court Acquits Husband In 30-Year-Old Dowry Death And 498A Case

Can Hearsay Allegations Without Corroboration Send A Husband To Jail In A Dowry Death Case? Calcutta High Court Says No, Criminal Conviction Cannot Be Based On Suspicion Or Emotional Allegations Alone. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das, set aside the conviction of a husband who had been held guilty under Sections…

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False 498A IPC Case Against Husband & His 84-Yr-Old Mother | “Taking Child For Welfare Cannot Be Called Cruelty”: Calcutta High Court Quashes Case
High Court May 6, 2026 0

False 498A IPC Case Against Husband & His 84-Yr-Old Mother | “Taking Child For Welfare Cannot Be Called Cruelty”: Calcutta High Court Quashes Case

Did the husband take away the child to mentally harass the mother, or was he protecting the child’s welfare? The Calcutta High Court examined the child’s own statements before quashing the 498A case against the husband and his 84-year-old mother. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal case filed under Section 498A…

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Wife Has A Psychic Disorder, Should Not Be Allowed Near Husband: Telangana High Court Pulls Up Trial Court
Latest News May 5, 2026 0

Wife Has A Psychic Disorder, Should Not Be Allowed Near Husband: Telangana High Court Pulls Up Trial Court

Husband showed repeated harassment and got protection—so why did the High Court remove it for lack of “medical proof”? If men must first prove mental illness clinically before getting safety, who protects them in the meantime? HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has set aside a order of a family court that had stopped a wife…

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6-Month FIR Delay Exposes “Coloured Version” To Rope In More Relatives: Calcutta High Court Quashes 498A Cruelty Case Against Woman’s Distant In-Laws
High Court May 4, 2026 0

6-Month FIR Delay Exposes “Coloured Version” To Rope In More Relatives: Calcutta High Court Quashes 498A Cruelty Case Against Woman’s Distant In-Laws

Can in-laws living separately for over 10 years be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC based only on vague allegations without any specific role? The Calcutta High Court answered in the negative, holding that such prosecution is a misuse of law and “stretches the bounds of human probability.” KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Uday…

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