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'Not speaking not marital cruelty': SC frees husband sentenced to jail over wife's suicide after 13 days of silence between them- Husband wanted wife to stay home with his parents; her decision to pursue career despite his disapproval is not cruelty, rules Supreme Court
- Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’
- Three women, one track: Allegations of dowry and 'take me home' pleas that rang hollowThree young women died in their marital homes this month amid dowry demands. Twisha Sharma, Deepika Nagar, and Palak Ranjan could not retur...24 May, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
- Twisha Sharma death case: Cops yet to reach out to me for recording my statement, says mom-in-lawFormer judge Giribala Singh is booked in a dowry death case. She states police have not contacted her for a statement. Singh cites a chaoti...23 May, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
- Husband takes Rs 25.06 lakh loan in wife’s name, runs off with car, jewellery & then seeks maintenance; HC slaps Rs 15 lakh cost on him for false affidavitA husband took Rs 25.6 lakh personal loans in his wife's name, spent the money on a lavish lifestyle, and fled with her car and jewellery. ...25 Apr, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
- Denial of marital intimacy and alienating child amounts to mental cruelty, says Delhi High Court and grants divorce to husbandMental Cruelty: Wife denied physical relations to husband, pressured him to transfer property in her name; Delhi High Court grants divorce ...07 Oct, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
- Court grants divorce to husband after wife calls him 'paaltu chuha'The Chhattisgarh High Court validated a divorce, citing mental cruelty after a wife called her husband a "pet rat" for obeying his parents....26 Sep, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
- 'Ideal Indian wife' embodies strength, stays rooted in 'dharma' even after being deserted: Madhya Pradesh HCThe Madhya Pradesh High Court denied a man's divorce request. The court commended the wife for staying with her in-laws after her husband l...08 Aug, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
- 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...30 May, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
- Threatening or attempting suicide is cruelty, ground for divorce: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has upheld a family court decree granting a man a divorce on grounds of cruelty. The man alleged his wife threatened ...27 Mar, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
- 'OK' in marital dispute triggers train mishap, Rs 3 cr loss, and 12-year divorce battleA station master's casual "OK" during a heated phone argument with his wife was misconstrued as a train dispatch signal, leading to a costl...08 Nov, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
- Marital rape criminalisation may severely impact institution of marriages in India: GovtThe Centre's affidavit to the court argues that criminalizing marital rape could disrupt conjugal relationships and pose challenges in prov...04 Oct, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
- Women often exaggerate domestic violence charges as dowry case to pressure husbands and in-laws: Gujarat HCThe Gujarat High Court has observed that in cases of domestic violence and cruelty filed by women, the petitioners often exaggerate the cha...25 Jul, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
- High Court to pronounce on Wednesday verdict on pleas to criminalise marital rapeA bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar had reserved its judgement on February 21 on the petitions seeking to strike down the...10 May, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
- Liability of father to maintain child continues till the son attains age of majority: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna said, "therefore, in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the exercise of powers under...01 Dec, 2021, 10.16 PM IST
- Govt panel contradicts Centre, says make marital rape a crimeThis is in contradiction to the government's stand that marriage in the country is a sacrament and hence the concept of marital rape cannot...18 Jul, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
- Lok Sabha Polls 2014: No party has made it safer for womenLocked in a battle for supremacy in the elections, both Congress and BJP have claimed they're committed to curbing violence against women. ...11 Apr, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
- Keeping a mistress inflicts mental cruelty on wife: Bombay HCSixteen years after a young Chandrakala committed suicide, Justice AR Joshi upheld the six month jail term awarded to her husband Ratan Jag...25 May, 2011, 03.16 AM IST
- Mistress can't be booked for cruelty to wife: HCThe Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that a woman having an extra-marital affair with a married man cannot be booked und...24 Apr, 2008, 04.15 AM IST
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