Neighbour Is Not Family, Can’t Be Booked For Matrimonial Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a neighbour or stranger cannot be booked under Section 498A IPC in a…

498A IPC | Father-In-Law Not Stopping Husband’s Affair, In-Law Advising Wife To Adjust To Domestic Violence Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a father-in-law refusing to intervene in a marital dispute and a brother-in-law advising…

The Jharkhand High Court ruled that long separation and pending dowry cases alone do not prove cruelty or desertion. The…

Delhi High Court warns that false sexual offence complaints harm not just the accused but also genuine women victims. Court…

The J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed a 498A dowry FIR, holding it to be a retaliatory case filed after…

The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to…

The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute…

The Supreme Court has restored conviction in a dowry death case and issued nationwide directions to fight the dowry system….

The Supreme Court has said dowry remains widespread despite strict laws, which are both ineffective and misused. The Court restored…

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail in a fake dowry death case after key prosecution witnesses turned hostile, observing…