Honour Killing | “Misplaced Blame on Live-In Partner”: Gujarat High Court Stops Probe Against Man
The Gujarat High Court has temporarily stopped the investigation ordered against a man who himself was the complainant in an…
Tag: Cruelty
False 498A & Dowry-Death Case | “Stopping Daughter-In-Law From Joining Temple Visit Is Not Cruelty”: Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal After 26 Years
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…
Father Spent 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted of Raping Daughter Due to 0 Evidence: Court Slams Wife and Her Family for Filing a False POCSO Case
A Pune man spent seven years in jail after facing serious POCSO allegations by relatives. All key witnesses later denied…
Landmark Ruling | 498A (Cruelty Charges) Applies Even in Live-In Relationships and Void Marriages: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…
No Proof of Stalking or Sexual Intent. Girl Herself Sent the Friend Request: Pune Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Bus Driver Accused Under POCSO Act
A Pune court has acquitted a young bus driver accused of online stalking and sexual harassment of a 13-year-old student….
Bengaluru Court Stops Daughter-in-Law From Entering Property: Father-in-Law Gets Urgent Injunction Amid Divorce Dispute
A Bengaluru court granted an urgent injunction restraining a daughter-in-law from entering the disputed property. The father-in-law secured relief through…
Mother Sentenced to Death for Killing 11-Year-Old Daughter After Child Saw Her With Lover: Bihar Court
An Araria court awarded the death penalty to 35-year-old Poonam Devi for poisoning and nearly beheading her minor daughter after…
Kerala High Court Slams Muslim Husband for Dodging Maintenance to 1st Wife: “If You Can’t Do Justice to 2 Wives, Marry Only 1”
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to his first wife by saying he must…
False 498A Case | “No Clear Proof, No Conviction”: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws After Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Testimony
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s…
Maintenance Battle | Husband Must Earn Even by Physical Labour to Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court upheld the Family Court’s order directing a husband to pay ₹2,500 monthly maintenance to his wife,…