The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section…
Kerala High Court ruled that 498A cruelty cases do not become weak even if there are no independent witnesses. The…
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…
A Bengaluru court adjourned the hearing in the Atul Subhash case to November 2026 because the presiding officer was on…
(Bombay HC Acquits Husband): Courts cannot jail husbands under 498A or abetment to suicide just because a marriage was “unhappy”….
Quashes False 498A: The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of Advocate Om Saran Gupta, quashing a decade-old false 498A…
The Delhi High Court ruled that maintenance orders must be based on clear reasoning, not assumptions. It set aside a…
The Supreme Court acquits husband after 26 years in a dowry and cruelty case, warning that Section 498A IPC is…
The Delhi High Court, while quashing a false dowry harassment case, cautioned against the growing misuse of 498A IPC. The…
