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False Attempt-to-Homicide Case Against In-Laws: Omnibus Cruelty Allegations and Belated Medical Certificates Insufficient to Sustain Section 308 IPC, Rules Calcutta High Court
High Court Feb 26, 2026 0

False Attempt-to-Homicide Case Against In-Laws: Omnibus Cruelty Allegations and Belated Medical Certificates Insufficient to Sustain Section 308 IPC, Rules Calcutta High Court

Can a wife invoke serious criminal provisions like Section 308 IPC against in-laws based on vague allegations and belated medical records? The Calcutta High Court held she cannot—without specific overt acts and credible proximate injury evidence, an attempt-to-homicide charge is legally unsustainable. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, presided over by Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das, delivered…

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Repeated Court Absence and Non-Payment of Maintenance Held as Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Grants Divorce to Wife After Husband Abandoned Proceedings
Latest News Feb 23, 2026 0

Repeated Court Absence and Non-Payment of Maintenance Held as Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Grants Divorce to Wife After Husband Abandoned Proceedings

The Rajasthan High Court granted divorce to the wife, holding that the husband’s repeated court absence and failure to pay maintenance amounted to mental cruelty. Does treating procedural default as cruelty overlook the real hardships men face with multiple cases, financial strain, and legal burdens? JODHPUR: The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, in a ruling…

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498A Can’t be a Weapon Used by a Wife for Family-Wide Revenge. Relatives Cannot Be Tried on Allegations Alone: Calcutta High Court Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case
High Court Feb 23, 2026 0

498A Can’t be a Weapon Used by a Wife for Family-Wide Revenge. Relatives Cannot Be Tried on Allegations Alone: Calcutta High Court Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case

Can an entire family be dragged into a dowry case without clear proof? The Calcutta High Court says vague claims are not enough to force relatives into criminal trial. Read how the Court separated specific allegations from sweeping accusations in this important 498A ruling. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court partly quashed criminal proceedings in a…

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Dowry Allegations Failed | Wife’s Family Financial Records Contradict Claims: Karnataka High Court Quashes 498A Case Against Husband and Relatives
High Court Feb 16, 2026 0

Dowry Allegations Failed | Wife’s Family Financial Records Contradict Claims: Karnataka High Court Quashes 498A Case Against Husband and Relatives

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….

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