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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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"Beating Woman 5 Days Before Suicide Not Abetment U/S 306 IPC Without Proof Of Intent": Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside 10-Year Jail Sentence
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 fourā¦
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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
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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
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Section 69 BNS | Transgender Woman Cannot Invoke False Promise of Marriage Provision Against Man: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail
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Husband And Family Acquitted In 498A, Still Dragged Into A DV Case On Same Allegations? Chhattisgarh High Court Says Wife Can Proceed
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that a husband and his familyās acquittal under Section 498A IPC does not automatically prevent the wife from proceeding under Section 12 of theā¦
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498A & Dowry Trials Put On Fast Track: Supreme Court Says Frame Charges Within 60ā90 Days, Stop Needless Adjournments
The Supreme Court has stressed the need to prevent prolonged delays in criminal trials. Under the BNSS framework, statutory timelines apply at the charge-framing stage, includingā¦
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Can A Husbandās Business Money Demand Become A 498A Case Even If It Is Not Dowry? Jharkhand High Court Answers
Does Section 498A IPC apply when money demanded from a wifeās family is allegedly for the husbandās business and not specifically called dowry? The Jharkhand High Court hasā¦
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ā¹50 Lakh for āStealingā Her Husbandās Affection? Delhi Court Dismisses Wifeās Claim, Says Mere Allegations Were Not Enough
A Delhi court dismissed a wifeās suit seeking ā¹50 lakh from her husbandās alleged extramarital partner for supposedly āstealingā his affection. The court found that mereā¦
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False Attempt-To-Murder Case | Husband Forced Wife To Consume Baygon Insecticide? Delhi HC Acquits Husband After 22 Years
Delhi High Court acquitted a husband convicted of attempting to murder his wife by allegedly forcing her to consume Baygon insecticide. The Court found the prosecution evidenceā¦
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Wife Kills Husband With Chopper Inside HomeāTripura Court Sentences Her To 10 Yearsā Rigorous Imprisonment
A Tripura court sentenced a woman to 10 yearsā rigorous imprisonment for killing her husband with a chopper inside their home. The case resulted in her conviction and aā¦
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Husband Murdered by Wife and Her Boyfriend Inside His Own Home: Bahraich Court Sentences Both to Life Imprisonment
A Bahraich court sentenced a woman and her boyfriend to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband. The case highlights the serious criminal consequences of a planned killingā¦
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