Sister-In-Law Living Abroad Cannot Be Dragged Into 498A Case On Phone Call Allegations: Karnataka High Court
Can phone calls from abroad become cruelty under Section 498A IPC? The Karnataka High Court held that alleged telephonic instigation…
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No Dowry Demand, No Physical Torture | Single Incident Of Abuse By Mother-In-Law Not 498A Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Conviction
Can one incident of domestic quarrel become cruelty under 498A? Jharkhand High Court says No. One small household fight or…
False 498A Case | Lack Of Communication Or Refusal To Cohabit Is Not Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Husband’s Conviction
Can a broken marriage be treated as cruelty by the husband? Jharkhand High Court said No, holding that no talking…
498A Misuse | Husband Chatting With Bhabhi, Tattooing Her Son’s Name Not Cruelty Without Intent: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Sister-In-Law
Can a husband’s phone chats with his bhabhi and engraving her son’s name on his hand become “cruelty” under Section…
Woman Cannot Frame Her Live-In Partner U/S 498A IPC By Calling Him “Husband” Without Legal Marriage: Kerala High Court Quashes Cruelty Case
Can a man be dragged into a 498A IPC case merely because he was in a live-in relationship with a…
False Dowry Death Case | No Specific Demand, No Proof Of Cruelty: Delhi Court Acquits Husband And In-Laws In 498A And 304B IPC Case
The case collapsed as the allegations were vague, witnesses contradicted each other, and no reliable evidence connected the accused with…
False 498A Case | No Man Can Be Put Through Trial on Same Failed Evidence: AP High Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Husband
Can a husband be forced to face a full criminal trial when the same dowry and cruelty allegations have already…
Dowry Death Case | Mere Non-Communication With Wife For 13 Days Not Cruelty: Supreme Court Quashes Husband’s 498A Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Matter
Can WhatsApp silence alone prove cruelty against the husband? The Supreme Court held that not sending WhatsApp messages is not…
Widowed Jethani Living Separately Cannot Be Prosecuted On Vague Dowry And Cruelty Allegations: Rajasthan High Court Quashes 498A Case
Can a separate-living relative be prosecuted in a 498A case without proof of involvement? The Rajasthan High Court said No….
Supreme Court Seeks Response on Anubhav Mohanty’s Plea to Quash Ex-Wife’s Criminal Case: Was Criminal Law Used in a Matrimonial Battle?
Did a broken marriage turn into years of criminal litigation for an entire family? Or is there more to the…
