The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the wife’s pleas alleging cruelty and dowry harassment while considering evidence that she had voluntarily left the matrimonial home and was…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
An 84-year-old man argued that his pension supported him and his ailing wife, yet he was ordered to pay ₹17,000 every month. Why did the Jharkhand High Court reject his appeal…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the wife’s pleas alleging cruelty and dowry harassment while considering evidence that she had voluntarily left the matrimonial home and was…
The Chhattisgarh High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a woman accused by her husband of concealing her previous marriage. The Court found that the allegations did not…
The Karnataka High Court held that a husband and wife occupying separate rooms in the same house does not, by itself, establish matrimonial cruelty. However, the Court said the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that a husband and his family’s acquittal under Section 498A IPC does not automatically prevent the wife from proceeding under Section 12 of the…
Does Section 498A IPC apply when money demanded from a wife’s family is allegedly for the husband’s business and not specifically called dowry? The Jharkhand High Court has…
Delhi High Court acquitted a husband convicted of attempting to murder his wife by allegedly forcing her to consume Baygon insecticide. The Court found the prosecution evidence…
