498A FIR Against Husband Quashed by J&K & Ladakh High Court: “Selective Cruelty Claims and Misuse of Criminal Law By 1st Wife”

The J&K & Ladakh High Court has quashed a 498A and Dowry Act FIR, holding that cruelty allegations cannot be…

498A Overreach | Kitchen Fights Are Not a Crime, Jail Cannot Be Justified: Karnataka High Court Smashes False Case Against Husband

The Karnataka High Court held that routine marital disagreements cannot be criminalised as cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The judgment…

The Gauhati High Court ruled that a failed love affair or refusal to marry cannot automatically make a man guilty…

The Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to an IT professional accused by his former divorce lawyer after their consensual relationship…

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a neighbour or stranger cannot be booked under Section 498A IPC in a…

The Delhi High Court ruled that a married woman’s abortion, if done within the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, cannot…

The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted…

The J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed a 498A dowry FIR, holding it to be a retaliatory case filed after…

The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to…

The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section…