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498A Acquittal | “No Specific Incidents, No Proven Dowry Demand, No Reliable Letters”: Supreme Court Acquits Husband And Questions Earlier Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Case
Latest News May 27, 2026 0

498A Acquittal | “No Specific Incidents, No Proven Dowry Demand, No Reliable Letters”: Supreme Court Acquits Husband And Questions Earlier Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Case

Is wife’s suicide enough to prove cruelty by husband and in-laws? Supreme Court holds that criminal conviction requires clear evidence, not assumptions or emotional allegations, acquits husband in 498A case over lack of specific proof. NEW DELHI: In an important judgment dated May 16 2026, the Supreme Court of India acquitted a husband who was…

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Wife Cannot Seek Revival Of Quashed Rape FIR Solely Because Marriage Later Failed: Delhi High Court Says Matrimonial Disputes Cannot Reopen Settled Criminal Proceedings
High Court May 26, 2026 0

Wife Cannot Seek Revival Of Quashed Rape FIR Solely Because Marriage Later Failed: Delhi High Court Says Matrimonial Disputes Cannot Reopen Settled Criminal Proceedings

If couples settle and marry, can old criminal cases return after separation? Delhi High Court held that later matrimonial disputes alone cannot reopen settled criminal proceedings. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court recently refused to restore a rape FIR against a husband after the marriage between the parties later turned bitter. Justice Amit Mahajan made…

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