Delhi High Court: Rape by In-Laws Can Be Treated as Cruelty Under Section 498A, No Separate Trial Needed

The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section…

498A Case | A Man’s Career Cannot Be Sacrificed Due to a Pending Investigation: Supreme Court Allows Husband to Work Abroad

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…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that refusing divorce in a completely broken marriage only increases suffering for both spouses….

On November 4, 2025, the Bombay High Court ruled that a husband and his parents cannot be convicted of constitute…