A Delhi Mahila Court has ordered framing of charges under Section 498A IPC while discharging all accused from Section 406 IPC due to lack of evidence. The order once again shows how criminal trials move forward even when financial allegations remain unproven. New Delhi: In a matrimonial criminal case filed by Delhi woman, against her…
The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute them under Section 498A IPC. Vague and general accusations against in-laws amount to misuse of criminal law, the Court held. NEW DELHI: In a landmark judgment reinforcing safeguards against misuse of matrimonial criminal laws, the…
The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section 498A IPC. If such acts are closely linked, rape and cruelty can be tried together in one court. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court said that sexual assault committed on a married woman by her…
A Shillong court has refused bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the main accused in the honeymoon murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. Police say the killing was planned, and a 700+ page chargesheet has already been filed. Meghalaya: In a major development in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, a court in Shillong has denied bail to…
Pune: A sessions court in the city convicted and sentenced the wife and mother-in-law of Chinchwad resident Dipak Chaudhari to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for abetting Husband’s Suicide on Nov 24, 2015. Additional Sessions Judge A I Perampalli also imposed a Rs 25,000 fine each on convicts Komal Dipak Chaudhari and her mother, Shalini Krishna…
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