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…
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 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 Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a father accused under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly failing to maintain his child. The Court…
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…
A Delhi court acquitted a husband charged under Sections 498A and 304B IPC after finding insufficient evidence of dowry-related cruelty or harassment soon before his wife’s death.…
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…
The Supreme Court has stressed the need to prevent prolonged delays in criminal trials. Under the BNSS framework, statutory timelines apply at the charge-framing stage, including…
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…
