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498A Can’t be a Weapon Used by a Wife for Family-Wide Revenge. Relatives Cannot Be Tried on Allegations Alone: Calcutta High Court Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case
High Court Feb 23, 2026

498A Can’t be a Weapon Used by a Wife for Family-Wide Revenge. Relatives Cannot Be Tried on Allegations Alone: Calcutta High Court Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case

Can an entire family be dragged into a dowry case without clear proof? The Calcutta High Court says vague claims are not enough to force relatives into criminal trial. Read how the Court separated specific allegations from sweeping accusations in this important 498A ruling. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court partly quashed criminal proceedings in a…
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498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds
High Court Feb 19, 2026

498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds

Can a man lose his foreign job just because a matrimonial case is registered against him? The Andhra Pradesh High Court answers this critical question and exposes how mechanical LOCs can silently destroy careers and liberty. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered an important judgment, holding that Look-Out Circulars (LOCs) cannot be issued mechanically…

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Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce Case: Inside the Courtroom Battle, Allegations, and the Legal Victory That Redefined Matrimonial Cruelty
Articles Feb 18, 2026

Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce Case: Inside the Courtroom Battle, Allegations, and the Legal Victory That Redefined Matrimonial Cruelty

Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur fought a long and intense courtroom battle to prove mental cruelty.The Delhi High Court’s decision reveals what really happens inside matrimonial litigation and why legal strategy makes all the difference. Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce: When matrimonial disputes enter the courtroom, fame offers no protection. The divorce battle involving Chef Kunal Kapur […]

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Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”
High Court Feb 18, 2026

Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”

Karnataka High Court refused divorce to a husband deserted for over a decade and acquitted in a 498A case. Despite the wife’s absence, his extra marital affair allegation was treated as mental cruelty. After years of separation and acquittal, what more must a husband prove? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, through a Division…

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Domestic Violence Case Dismissed As Wife Fails To Prove Allegations Against Husband: Bengaluru Court Frees Man After 8 Years
Latest News Feb 16, 2026

Domestic Violence Case Dismissed As Wife Fails To Prove Allegations Against Husband: Bengaluru Court Frees Man After 8 Years

An 8-year-long domestic violence battle ends with the Bengaluru court ruling that allegations were not backed by sufficient evidence. What happens when claims collapse under cross-examination? The answer may surprise many facing similar cases. DV Case Dismissed for Lack of Evidence: The Court of Shri Vishwanath Savadi, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bengaluru, has dismissed a…

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498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds
High Court Feb 19, 2026 0

498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds

Can a man lose his foreign job just because a matrimonial case is registered against him? The Andhra Pradesh High Court answers this critical question and exposes how mechanical LOCs can silently destroy careers and liberty. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered an important judgment, holding that Look-Out Circulars (LOCs) cannot be issued mechanically…

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Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce Case: Inside the Courtroom Battle, Allegations, and the Legal Victory That Redefined Matrimonial Cruelty
Articles Feb 18, 2026 0

Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce Case: Inside the Courtroom Battle, Allegations, and the Legal Victory That Redefined Matrimonial Cruelty

Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur fought a long and intense courtroom battle to prove mental cruelty.The Delhi High Court’s decision reveals what really happens inside matrimonial litigation and why legal strategy makes all the difference. Chef Kunal Kapur Divorce: When matrimonial disputes enter the courtroom, fame offers no protection. The divorce battle involving Chef Kunal Kapur […]

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Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”
High Court Feb 18, 2026 0

Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”

Karnataka High Court refused divorce to a husband deserted for over a decade and acquitted in a 498A case. Despite the wife’s absence, his extra marital affair allegation was treated as mental cruelty. After years of separation and acquittal, what more must a husband prove? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, through a Division…

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Domestic Violence Case Dismissed As Wife Fails To Prove Allegations Against Husband: Bengaluru Court Frees Man After 8 Years
Latest News Feb 16, 2026 0

Domestic Violence Case Dismissed As Wife Fails To Prove Allegations Against Husband: Bengaluru Court Frees Man After 8 Years

An 8-year-long domestic violence battle ends with the Bengaluru court ruling that allegations were not backed by sufficient evidence. What happens when claims collapse under cross-examination? The answer may surprise many facing similar cases. DV Case Dismissed for Lack of Evidence: The Court of Shri Vishwanath Savadi, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bengaluru, has dismissed a…

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