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Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...- Husband gets relief from criminal case after mutual divorce: Odisha HC drops criminal case and dowry chargesThe Odisha High Court quashed criminal cases of 498A and dowry against a husband after he obtained a mutual consent divorce. The court rule...
- Denying wife kitchen access is mental cruelty, rules high court; mother-in-law gets relief but husband to face trialThe Bombay High Court has ruled that barring a wife from her matrimonial home's kitchen amounts to mental cruelty. This ruling allows a cas...
- Gold gifts exchanged in 'Chhoochhak' ceremony don’t amount to dowry, says SC and gives relief to husband from dowry caseThe Supreme Court has relieved a husband from jail in a dowry case. The court ruled that demanding gold ornaments during a child's Chhoochh...
- Vague, general allegations can’t sustain 498A case, says Calcutta High Court; 22-year fight ends in relief for husband’s mother, brotherAfter enduring a protracted 22-year legal ordeal, the Calcutta High Court has brought a measure of justice to a husband’s family by dismiss...
- HC: Forced unnatural sex with wife amounts to cruelty under IPC 498A, the section known for dowry casesThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled on a case of unnatural sex within marriage. The court stated that forcing unnatural sex on a wife, alon...
- Divorce case: After 26-year ordeal, husband finally gets relief against 3-year rigorous imprisonment, Supreme Court flags misuse of Section 498AThe Supreme Court provided relief to a husband after a 26-year legal fight. The wife had filed cases of 498A and dowry harassment. The cour...
- Section 498A misuse: Supreme Court gives relief to husband, his girlfriend after wife filed domestic violence and dowry casesSection 498A misuse: Supreme Court cancels FIR against husband and his girlfriend after 5 year fight. The wife alleged her husband and his ...
- Another misuse of domestic violence law: Supreme Court warns wife for filling false FIR under section 498A of IPC and the Dowry ActFalse Dowry and 498A case: The Supreme Court of India recently found a wife guilty of filing a false dowry and domestic violence case again...
- Courts must exercise caution in dowry cases to prevent misuse of law: SCThe Supreme Court urged caution in dowry harassment cases to prevent misuse of the law against innocent family members. Observing a rising ...
- SC highlights misuse of dowry laws, acquits man in dowry death caseThe Supreme Court raises concerns over the misuse of dowry harassment provisions, urging caution to avoid implicating innocent relatives of...
- Domestic violence laws and Section 498A of IPC most abused, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has observed that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Domestic Violence Act are among the most ab...
- Man can't be charged in cases where wife is 18 years of age or more: HC on 'marital rape'Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, while acquitting a husband under section 377 of IPC for allegedly committing 'unnatural sex' with his w...
- Anti-dowry IPC section 498A is being misused as a tool to unleash 'legal terrorism': Calcutta HCThe Calcutta High Court has raised serious concerns about the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which addresses harassment o...
- Order of acquittal ought not be interfered with lightly, says SCA bench of justices U U Lalit and S R Bhat set aside the March 2019 judgement of the Madras High Court which had restored the order convict...
- Taking custody of bride's jewellery for safety not cruelty under Section 498A of IPCTaking custody of daughter-in-law's jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme...
- Shashi Tharoor gets court nod to travel abroadIn his application, the Thiruvananthapuram MP had claimed that he has been invited as a speaker and has some other engagements in these cou...
- For dowry-linked cruelty, Supreme Court restores ‘immediate arrest’The two-judge bench had ordered setting up of family welfare committees in every district which would examine the veracity of each complain...
- Government planning to make anti-dowry law compoundableBy making an offence compoundable, contesting parties get an option to compromise their issues outside the court and avoid a trial.
- Can't nix rape case even after compromise: Supreme CourtDowry harassment cases are personal in nature and can be quashed if the estranged couple reach a "genuine" compromise, the Supreme Court ha...
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