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…
Repeated Court Absence and Non-Payment of Maintenance Held as Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Grants Divorce to Wife After Husband Abandoned Proceedings
The Rajasthan High Court granted divorce to the wife, holding that the husband’s repeated court absence and failure to pay…
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…
498A Misuse | Criminal Law Cannot Be a Tool to Settle Matrimonial Scores: Bombay High Court Slams Educated Wife, Quashes FIR Against Husband and Entire Family
In a powerful judgment, the Bombay High Court has quashed a 498A FIR filed by an educated wife against her…
Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship
After nearly 11 years of an open, adult relationship, criminal charges were invoked when the relationship collapsed. The Delhi High…
Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws…
Woman Herself Refused Marriage, Yet Filed a Fake Rape Case Over a False Promise: Karnataka High Court Upholds the Acquittal of a Man
The Karnataka High Court refused to interfere with the acquittal of a man accused of rape on the promise of…
Jharkhand High Court Calls Hidden Live-In Relationship “FRAUD” U/S 12(1)(c) Of Hindu Marriage Act
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that hiding a prior live-in relationship before marriage is fraud under Hindu marriage law and…
22 Years Lost to a False Murder Case | Unbelievable That Husband Would Set Wife on Fire Over Separate Residence Demand: P&H High Court Acquits Man
After two decades of incarceration, the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted for allegedly setting his pregnant…
