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Can normal marriage disagreements be treated as criminal cruelty under Section 498A? Karnataka High Court says NO – strong remarks expose how ordinary disputes can turn into criminal cases. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has clarified an important point regarding Section 498A of the IPC, stating that the law is meant only for serious cases…
Can a dowry death false 498A case stand when the woman herself makes no dowry allegation before death? The MP High Court’s latest ruling raises serious questions about automatic arrests and presumptions in early marriage deaths. JABALPUR: On 6 February 2026, the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, in a Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek…
The Karnataka High Court 498A quash Case after finding no prima facie material to support the dowry allegations. It noted that the wife’s family financial records did not back the claimed payments and held that continuing the case would be an abuse of process. Dowry Claims Fail: The Karnataka High Court, through Justice M. G….
The Calcutta High Court quashed a second 498A and dowry case filed on the same matrimonial incident, holding it legally unsustainable. The Court warned that repetitive complaints with vague allegations amount to misuse of criminal law and harassment of the husband and his family. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, presided over by Justice Chaitali Chatterjee…
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a child cannot be sent to a boarding school during a custody dispute without first checking the child’s mental and emotional readiness.The Court stressed that custody battles must not turn children into tools of conflict between parents. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has clearly held that a child cannot…
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