10 Years Lost In 498A & Dowry Case Even After Mutual Divorce: Orissa High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband
Can a criminal trial continue even after both spouses legally part ways? The Orissa High Court answers this sharply: once…
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Wife Later Filing 498A Case Against Husband In India After Accepting Full & Final Divorce Settlement Of ₹11 Lakh In US Is ‘Abuse Of Process’: Delhi High Court
After accepting a full and final divorce settlement in the United States, criminal proceedings agianst husband were pursued in India…
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…
False 498A & 304B Case | No Dowry Harassment Alleged In Dying Declaration: MP High Court Protects Husband & His Family From Presumption-Based Conviction
Can a dowry death false 498A case stand when the woman herself makes no dowry allegation before death? The MP…
Second 498A Case On Same Matrimonial Incident Is Illegal: Calcutta High Court Slams Woman For Absolute Abuse Of Law To Harass Husband
The Calcutta High Court quashed a second 498A and dowry case filed on the same matrimonial incident, holding it legally…
Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A, Not Rape U/S 375 IPC Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but…
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…
498A Amendment Silenced | “How Can the Executive Undo the Legislature?”: Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra Government
The Bombay High Court has sharply questioned how the Maharashtra Government withdrew a 2018 proposal—passed by the State Assembly—to make…