The Calcutta High Court quashed a second 498A and dowry case filed on the same matrimonial incident, holding it legally…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but…
The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section…
The Supreme Court has permitted an accused in a matrimonial case under IPC 498A to travel abroad for employment, holding…
The Bombay High Court has sharply questioned how the Maharashtra Government withdrew a 2018 proposal—passed by the State Assembly—to make…
Kerala High Court ruled that 498A cruelty cases do not become weak even if there are no independent witnesses. The…
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a man doesn’t need direct proof to show his wife is…
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,…
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…
