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Latest News Jul 10, 2026 0

498A Misuse | “General Marital Allegations And Simple Injury Not Enough For Criminal Trial”: Delhi Court Discharges Husband

Can allegations of impotence, health issues, dowry articles and one simple injury automatically become a 498A and assault case? A Delhi Court said the material did not show grave suspicion and discharged the husband from the case. NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court has discharged a husband from a criminal case under Sections 498A and 323…

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Latest News Jul 8, 2026 0

Wife Drugged Husband With Sleeping Pills, Lover Strangled Him To Death: Bengaluru Court Sentences Both To Life Imprisonment

A Bengaluru court held a wife and her lover guilty of a planned murder, sentencing both to life imprisonment for killing the woman’s husband. BENGALURU: A Bengaluru Court presided over by Civil & Sessions Judge A. Jayaprakash, has sentenced a woman and her lover to life imprisonment for murdering her husband after allegedly mixing sleeping…

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Latest News Jul 4, 2026 0

Mohali Suitcase Murder Case: Wife Seerat Kaur Gets Life Imprisonment After Conviction Under Section 302 IPC For Murdering Husband And Hiding Body In Suitcase

Husband Ekam Singh Dhillon’s body was found packed inside a suitcase kept in a BMW car, and after an almost 9-year trial, the court held his wife Seerat Kaur guilty after examining the full chain of evidence. PUNJAB: The mohali suitcase murder case has finally ended with the conviction of Seerat Kaur for the murder…

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Latest News Jul 2, 2026 0

Man Acquitted In Rape Case Of US Woman After She Failed To Testify And Medical Evidence Did Not Prove Sexual Assault: Goa Court

Can a yoga teacher be convicted when the complainant does not testify? Goa court says No, and acquits the accused after holding that the US national complainant was the best witness to prove what allegedly happened. PANAJI: A yoga teacher was acquitted by the Fast Track Special Court at Panaji, Goa, in a 2017 rape…

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High Court Jun 30, 2026 0

Marriage Invalid Due To Husband Concealing Religious Identity, But Wife Still Gets ₹10,000 Monthly Maintenance: MP High Court

Can wife get maintenance even if marriage is treated as invalid? MP High Court says Yes, holding that if marriage rituals were performed and a child was born, the woman’s maintenance claim cannot be rejected merely because the marriage validity is questioned. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, through Justice Gajendra Singh,…

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Latest News Jun 30, 2026 0

Woman And Her Lover Get Life Imprisonment For Killing Husband With Hammer And Heater Wire After He Became Obstacle In Their Relationship: Rajasthan Court

Rajasthan Court gave life imprisonment to the wife and her lover for murdering the husband with a hammer and heater wire, but no sentence can bring the man back to his child and family. RAJASTHAN: A Jhalawar court in Rajasthan, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Duttatreya at Bhawanimandi, has awarded life…

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High Court Jun 30, 2026 0

Woman Saying I Can Have 1000 Husbands Like You Is Grave Provocation: MP High Court Reduces Husband’s Conviction For Wife’s Murder

The husband was not acquitted, but the MP High Court held that the case did not show clear murderous intent and therefore reduced the conviction from Section 304 Part-I IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, through Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, partly allowed the…

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Latest News Jun 30, 2026 0

Ketan Agarwal Murder | Fiancée Siya Goyal And Lover Chetan Chaudhary Sent To Police Custody Till July 3: Vadgaon Maval Court

A young businessman went to Lohagad Fort with the woman he was engaged to marry, but he never returned alive. Was Ketan Agarwal’s death an accident, or was he allegedly removed because he had become an obstacle? MAHARASHTRA: The Vadgaon Maval Court has sent accused Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary to police custody till July…

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High Court Jun 29, 2026 0

Welfare Scheme House Allotment To Wife Is Not Enough To Deny Maintenance, Husband’s Unemployment Claim Rejected: Allahabad High Court Says Able-Bodied Husband Must Maintain Wife

Is a welfare scheme house in wife’s name not enough to protect husband from maintenance? Allahabad High Court said yes. Even though the wife had a house allotted under a welfare scheme, the husband still remained liable to pay maintenance because the Court held that a house is not a source of livelihood. PRAYAGRAJ: The…

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