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"Beating Woman 5 Days Before Suicide Not Abetment U/S 306 IPC Without Proof Of Intent": Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside 10-Year Jail Sentence
COVID-Era Marriages Failed Within Months? Madras High Court Seeks Data On Matrimonial Disputes To Explore New Ways For Amicable Resolution
Working Wife Not Entitled To Interim Maintenance For Period She Was Employed: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Husband
Husband Stopped Wife From Using Instagram So She Strangled Him With A Tie? Siddharthnagar Court Sentences Her To Life Imprisonment
Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release
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498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law
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Supreme Court • Dec 26, 2025 • 17 reads

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law

The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute them under Section 498A IPC. Vague and general…

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"Beating Woman 5 Days Before Suicide Not Abetment U/S 306 IPC Without Proof Of Intent": Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside 10-Year Jail Sentence
High Court Oct 19, 2026

"Beating Woman 5 Days Before Suicide Not Abetment U/S 306 IPC Without Proof Of Intent": Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside 10-Year Jail Sentence

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COVID-Era Marriages Failed Within Months? Madras High Court Seeks Data On Matrimonial Disputes To Explore New Ways For Amicable Resolution
High Court Oct 19, 2026

COVID-Era Marriages Failed Within Months? Madras High Court Seeks Data On Matrimonial Disputes To Explore New Ways For Amicable Resolution

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Working Wife Not Entitled To Interim Maintenance For Period She Was Employed: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Husband
High Court Oct 19, 2026

Working Wife Not Entitled To Interim Maintenance For Period She Was Employed: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Husband

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Husband Stopped Wife From Using Instagram So She Strangled Him With A Tie? Siddharthnagar Court Sentences Her To Life Imprisonment
High Court Oct 19, 2026

Husband Stopped Wife From Using Instagram So She Strangled Him With A Tie? Siddharthnagar Court Sentences Her To Life Imprisonment

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Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release
High Court Oct 17, 2026

Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release

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"If You Want to Divorce Him, Just Divorce Him. Don't Drag His Family Into All This!": Supreme Court Questions Wife Over Misuse Of Matrimonial Laws
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Supreme Court • Oct 13, 2026

"If You Want to Divorce Him, Just Divorce Him. Don't Drag His Family Into All This!": Supreme Court Questions Wife Over Misuse Of Matrimonial Laws

A wife sought divorce while legal disputes involving her husband's family continued. Why did the Supreme Court question his relatives' involvement, and what did it direct both…

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POCSO Case | Supreme Court Acquits Man Over Victim's Failure To Identify Him In Court And Unexplained Delay In FIR
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Supreme Court Oct 12, 2026

POCSO Case | Supreme Court Acquits Man Over Victim's Failure To Identify Him In Court And Unexplained Delay In FIR

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Wife Drags Husband’s Brother Into 498A Case: Supreme Court Stays Trial Proceedings, Grants Interim Relief
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Supreme Court Oct 10, 2026

Wife Drags Husband’s Brother Into 498A Case: Supreme Court Stays Trial Proceedings, Grants Interim Relief

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“Refusal To Marry Live-In Partner Is Not Abetment Of Suicide”: Supreme Court Quashes Section 306 IPC Case Against Man And Family
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Supreme Court Oct 08, 2026

“Refusal To Marry Live-In Partner Is Not Abetment Of Suicide”: Supreme Court Quashes Section 306 IPC Case Against Man And Family

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Rape-Murder Case | Man Convicted for Female Child Victim Even Though DNA & Recovered Bones Were Male? Supreme Court Acquits Him
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Supreme Court Oct 03, 2026

Rape-Murder Case | Man Convicted for Female Child Victim Even Though DNA & Recovered Bones Were Male? Supreme Court Acquits Him

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