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Dowry Death Case | Mere Non-Communication With Wife For 13 Days Not Cruelty: Supreme Court Quashes Husband’s 498A Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Matter
Latest News Jun 23, 2026 0

Dowry Death Case | Mere Non-Communication With Wife For 13 Days Not Cruelty: Supreme Court Quashes Husband’s 498A Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Matter

Can WhatsApp silence alone prove cruelty against the husband? The Supreme Court held that not sending WhatsApp messages is not sufficient because communication could have taken place through normal phone calls. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar has set aside a husband’s conviction under Section 498A…

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Supreme Court Seeks Response on Anubhav Mohanty’s Plea to Quash Ex-Wife’s Criminal Case: Was Criminal Law Used in a Matrimonial Battle?
Latest News Jun 15, 2026 0

Supreme Court Seeks Response on Anubhav Mohanty’s Plea to Quash Ex-Wife’s Criminal Case: Was Criminal Law Used in a Matrimonial Battle?

Did a broken marriage turn into years of criminal litigation for an entire family? Or is there more to the story than the allegations suggest? The Supreme Court has now stepped in and sought responses on former Odisha MP and actor Anubhav Mohanty’s plea to quash the criminal case filed by his ex-wife. NEW DELHI:…

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Child Custody Wars Can’t Become Weapons: Supreme Court Lays Down New Rules and Principles for the Psychological Evaluation of Children
Latest News Jun 15, 2026 0

Child Custody Wars Can’t Become Weapons: Supreme Court Lays Down New Rules and Principles for the Psychological Evaluation of Children

The Supreme Court ruled that a child cannot become an object of continuous forensic scrutiny in litigation between parents, especially when allegations under the POCSO Act are pending. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bench of Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Justice Sanjay Karol has held that children caught between bitter child custody battles and allegations…

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Post-Conviction Compounding Permissible To Secure Complete Justice Under Article 142: Supreme Court Acquits Husband After Reconciliation With Wife
Latest News Jun 13, 2026 0

Post-Conviction Compounding Permissible To Secure Complete Justice Under Article 142: Supreme Court Acquits Husband After Reconciliation With Wife

After a 15-year legal battle, the couple informed the Supreme Court that they had resumed living together peacefully. The Court accepted the compromise and closed the criminal proceedings. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India, through a Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, acquitted a man using article 142 who had…

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