Jharkhand High Court restores conviction under Section 498A IPC, holding that cruelty covers unlawful demands for money or property, not merely dowry demands.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court quashes abetment of suicide FIR against in-laws, holding that lodging an FIR or seeking maintenance, even if false, does not by itself constitute instigation under Section 306 IPC.
Allahabad High Court rules second wife can’t file 498-A IPC cases, citing marriage nullity. Supreme Court precedents support the decision.
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