The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined a bigamy allegation involving a married man who had allegedly eloped with his wife’s cousin. The Court considered whether the complainant…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
Can a physical assault automatically become abetment of suicide when the victim dies five days later? The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the 10-year imprisonment of four…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined a bigamy allegation involving a married man who had allegedly eloped with his wife’s cousin. The Court considered whether the complainant…
The Chhattisgarh High Court granted divorce to a husband after finding that the wife’s conduct, viewed cumulatively, amounted to mental cruelty. The Court considered her repeated…
The Madras High Court granted bail to a man accused of sending intimate photographs of his former girlfriend to her prospective groom and their families, allegedly resulting in…
The Calcutta High Court commuted a man’s death sentence for murdering his wife to rigorous imprisonment for life. The High Court criticised the trial court for relying heavily on…
The Allahabad High Court acquitted the husband and his relatives in a decades-old dowry death case after finding that the prosecution failed to establish the essential link…
The Rajasthan High Court acquitted a husband who had been sentenced to death for allegedly murdering his wife, finding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete and…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the wife’s pleas alleging cruelty and dowry harassment while considering evidence that she had voluntarily left the matrimonial home and was…
The Chhattisgarh High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a woman accused by her husband of concealing her previous marriage. The Court found that the allegations did not…
The Karnataka High Court held that a husband and wife occupying separate rooms in the same house does not, by itself, establish matrimonial cruelty. However, the Court said the…
