Patna High Court Clears Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case: Mere Allegations Not Enough Under Section 306 IPC
The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted…
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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…
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…
