Married Woman Jailed for Abetment of Lover’s Suicide After Extorting ₹1.8 Lakh: Gujarat Court
A Nadiad sessions court sentenced a married woman to five years in jail for abetting the suicide of a young…
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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…
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…
Chinchwad Woman and Mother Sentenced to 7 Years for Abetting Husband’s Suicide
Pune: A sessions court in the city convicted and sentenced the wife and mother-in-law of Chinchwad resident Dipak Chaudhari to…
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife’s tears alone do not constitute cruelty, and overturned the 498A case filed against the husband and his parents.
On November 4, 2025, the Bombay High Court ruled that a husband and his parents cannot be convicted of constitute…
Justice Denied To Atul Subhash? 1 Year Adjournment As Presiding Officer On Leave: Bengaluru Court
A Bengaluru court adjourned the hearing in the Atul Subhash case to November 2026 because the presiding officer was on…
Bombay High Court Acquits Husband: “Mere Statement That Daughter Was Unhappy Or Wept Is Not Proof Of Cruelty or Abetment To Suicide”
The Bombay High Court ruled that just saying a woman was unhappy or used to cry is not enough to…
Bombay HC Acquits Husband: “Unhappy Marriage ≠ Cruelty. 498A Cannot Be Filed Just Because Expectations of the Wife weren’t Met.”
(Bombay HC Acquits Husband): Courts cannot jail husbands under 498A or abetment to suicide just because a marriage was “unhappy”….
Landmark Verdict | “Mere Refusal to Marry Is Not Instigation”: Supreme Court Quashes False Suicide Abetment Case Against Advocate
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court held that refusing to marry cannot be treated as abetment of suicide under…
Bombay High Court: Taunting Wife for Dark Skin Not Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC
The Bombay High Court ruled that taunting wife for her complexion is not “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC. Justice S.M….
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