Section 498A Must Be Invoked with Precision, Not Presumption: SC Acquits Husband After 26 Years
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on May 13, 2025, acquitted a man in a 26-year-old case of dowry…
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Denying Wife Education is Mental Cruelty, Grounds for Divorce: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) has ruled that compelling a wife to discontinue her studies constitutes mental cruelty…
Dowry demand not essential to invoke Section 498A IPC on cruelty to wife: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a demand for dowry is not essential to invoke the offense of cruelty to…
Patna High Court: Terming Wife ‘Bhoot’, ‘Pisach’ Not Considered Cruelty under Section 498A IPC
In a recent case [XYZ v ABC], the Patna High Court clarified that derogatory terms such as “Bhoot” (ghost) and…
Wife calling husband impotent, discussing sexual life in open is cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a wife’s open humiliation of her husband, such as labeling him ‘impotent’ and…
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that marital disputes stemming from love marriages should recognize irretrievable breakdown of marriage as grounds for divorce.
The High Court instructed the Union of India and the Law Commission to assess the request for incorporating irretrievable breakdown…