Chhattisgarh HC rules that acquittal under Section 498A IPC alone does not prove cruelty by a wife and dismisses husband’s divorce appeal.
Read Full ArticleKarnataka High Court holds that the cumulative effect of prolonged matrimonial discord, failed reconciliation and separation can establish mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Supreme Court issues nationwide directions for speedy trial and monitoring of dowry death and cruelty cases under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC.
Supreme 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.
Delhi High Court grants default bail to Neeraj and Pooja Agarwal in Agarwal Medical Centre Case, addressing procedural lapses under Section 304 IPC.
A person who is not a family member can't be implicated under S. 498A IPC, the Karnataka HC said.
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