The Delhi High Court reiterated that every matrimonial disagreement or ordinary family friction cannot be elevated into criminal cruelty under Section 498A IPC. Vague allegations,…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
A husband was kept in continuous custody through 23 separate orders of 30 days each for unpaid maintenance to his wife and daughter. Can a Family Court repeatedly extend…
The Delhi High Court reiterated that every matrimonial disagreement or ordinary family friction cannot be elevated into criminal cruelty under Section 498A IPC. Vague allegations,…
Nagpur’s Mankapur Police registered a case against a 26-year-old woman after a medical store owner alleged that she demanded ₹2.5 lakh from his wife and threatened to implicate…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined a bigamy allegation involving a married man who had allegedly eloped with his wife’s cousin. The Court considered whether the complainant…
The Chhattisgarh High Court granted divorce to a husband after finding that the wife’s conduct, viewed cumulatively, amounted to mental cruelty. The Court considered her repeated…
The Madras High Court granted bail to a man accused of sending intimate photographs of his former girlfriend to her prospective groom and their families, allegedly resulting in…
The Calcutta High Court commuted a man’s death sentence for murdering his wife to rigorous imprisonment for life. The High Court criticised the trial court for relying heavily on…
The Allahabad High Court acquitted the husband and his relatives in a decades-old dowry death case after finding that the prosecution failed to establish the essential link…
The Rajasthan High Court acquitted a husband who had been sentenced to death for allegedly murdering his wife, finding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete and…
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…
