cruelty

cruelty
Acquittal

High court could have saved 6 years worth of time to decide the Criminal Revision in cruelty case

dowry death
3 judge bench

Dowry death: Complainant displayed honesty by making allegations only against the appellant and not implicating other family members unnecessarily

cruelty by relatives
Acquittal

Deprecated practice involving the relatives of husband for offence under section 498A IPC and section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

cruelty
Acquittal

High Court would be justified in quashing the proceedings if the allegations taken in its entirety do not prima facie constitute a case against the accused

cruelty
Acquittal

Apex court uncovered the ongoing tendency of misusing provisions like section 498A IPC for unleashing personal vendetta against husband and his family

domestic violence
Civil

Second marriage by a Muslim man during the subsistence of the first marriage is an act of domestic violence and the Wife is entitled to compensation under DV Act

dowry death
Acquittal

Dowry death: Demand is for celebrating birth of male child and not for marriage further difference between admissibility and acceptability/reliability is explained

Acquittal

Section 498A IPC: Unless there is threatening to marital life no other materials are sufficient to implicate a person for cruelty.

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