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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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Wife Continuing 498A & Dowry Case After Divorce And Her Remarriage Is Abuse of Law: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Husband
High Court Feb 14, 2026

Wife Continuing 498A & Dowry Case After Divorce And Her Remarriage Is Abuse of Law: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Husband

The Uttarakhand High Court quashed a dowry harassment case filed under Section 498A IPC after the couple’s divorce and the woman’s remarriage. The Court ruled that continuing criminal proceedings in such circumstances amounts to unnecessary harassment and misuse of legal process. NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man in a dowry…

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A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.
High Court Feb 4, 2026

A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.

The Rajasthan High Court protected a 19-year-old boy from prosecution, holding that a consensual relationship with a near-major 17-year-old girl who was with him of her own free will, cannot be criminalised under POCSO or kidnapping laws. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court, through Justice Anil Kumar Upman, has quashed an FIR and all criminal proceedings…

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False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
High Court Feb 4, 2026

False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws

Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14 years after marriage, in-laws were jailed for life without medical certainty or credible evidence. False Dowry Death Case: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar…

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Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
High Court Feb 3, 2026

Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws without clear proof of dowry-linked cruelty. Criminal law cannot operate on timelines alone—evidence remains the foundation. Wife Death 7 Yrs Marriage Not Dowry Death: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, in a judgment delivered…

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Wife Continuing 498A & Dowry Case After Divorce And Her Remarriage Is Abuse of Law: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Husband
High Court Feb 14, 2026 0

Wife Continuing 498A & Dowry Case After Divorce And Her Remarriage Is Abuse of Law: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Husband

The Uttarakhand High Court quashed a dowry harassment case filed under Section 498A IPC after the couple’s divorce and the woman’s remarriage. The Court ruled that continuing criminal proceedings in such circumstances amounts to unnecessary harassment and misuse of legal process. NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man in a dowry…

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A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.
High Court Feb 4, 2026 0

A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.

The Rajasthan High Court protected a 19-year-old boy from prosecution, holding that a consensual relationship with a near-major 17-year-old girl who was with him of her own free will, cannot be criminalised under POCSO or kidnapping laws. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court, through Justice Anil Kumar Upman, has quashed an FIR and all criminal proceedings…

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False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
High Court Feb 4, 2026 0

False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws

Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14 years after marriage, in-laws were jailed for life without medical certainty or credible evidence. False Dowry Death Case: A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar…

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Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
High Court Feb 3, 2026 0

Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws without clear proof of dowry-linked cruelty. Criminal law cannot operate on timelines alone—evidence remains the foundation. Wife Death 7 Yrs Marriage Not Dowry Death: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, in a judgment delivered…

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