Past Marriage Allegations Cannot Prove Dowry Death in 2nd Marriage: Delhi High Court Acquits Husband
Can allegations from a previous marriage be used to convict a man in a dowry death case? The Delhi High…
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Husband Convicted Under 498A & 304B Barred From Inheriting Wife’s Estate Despite Silence In Indian Succession Act: Kerala HC Invokes ‘Slayer Rule’
Can a man convicted of dowry death still claim his wife’s property because the statute is silent? The Kerala High…
498A Can’t be a Weapon Used by a Wife for Family-Wide Revenge. Relatives Cannot Be Tried on Allegations Alone: Calcutta High Court Quashes Matrimonial Cruelty Case
Can an entire family be dragged into a dowry case without clear proof? The Calcutta High Court says vague claims…
Doubting Wife’s Character Not Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC: Uttarakhand High Court Sets Aside Husband’s 7 Years Jail Sentence
Can suspicion in a strained marriage send a man to prison for suicide? The Uttarakhand High Court says criminal law…
Gujarat High Court Acquits Husband In 498A Case After 23 Years: One Incident Of Slapping Wife For Staying Overnight At Parents’ Home Without Telling Him Not Cruelty
After 23 years of legal battle, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that a single slap and ordinary marital quarrels…
498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds
Can a man lose his foreign job just because a matrimonial case is registered against him? The Andhra Pradesh High…
Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”
Karnataka High Court refused divorce to a husband deserted for over a decade and acquitted in a 498A case. Despite…
False 498A & 304B Case | No Dowry Harassment Alleged In Dying Declaration: MP High Court Protects Husband & His Family From Presumption-Based Conviction
Can a dowry death false 498A case stand when the woman herself makes no dowry allegation before death? The MP…
Domestic Violence Case Dismissed As Wife Fails To Prove Allegations Against Husband: Bengaluru Court Frees Man After 8 Years
An 8-year-long domestic violence battle ends with the Bengaluru court ruling that allegations were not backed by sufficient evidence. What…
Dowry Allegations Failed | Wife’s Family Financial Records Contradict Claims: Karnataka High Court Quashes 498A Case Against Husband and Relatives
The Karnataka High Court 498A quash Case after finding no prima facie material to support the dowry allegations. It noted…