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…
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…
498A Misuse Exposed | Orissa High Court Quashes Case Against Innocent In-Laws, Says Trial Against Them Would Be “Sheer Harassment”
The Orissa High Court has quashed dowry harassment proceedings against the husband’s parents and sister, calling the allegations vague and…
A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.
The Rajasthan High Court protected a 19-year-old boy from prosecution, holding that a consensual relationship with a near-major 17-year-old girl…
Second 498A Case On Same Matrimonial Incident Is Illegal: Calcutta High Court Slams Woman For Absolute Abuse Of Law To Harass Husband
The Calcutta High Court quashed a second 498A and dowry case filed on the same matrimonial incident, holding it legally…