Del HC | FIR under Section 498-A IPC quashed in light of divorce and settlement between parties
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR filed against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406
Section 498-A IPC
Del HC | Section 498-A IPC is continuing offence; wife not barred to claim maintenance under DV Act even after 3 years
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by the husband praying quashing
FIR under Section 498-A IPC against mother-in-law and sisters-in-law quashed for being abuse of process of law
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and Swapna Joshi, JJ. partly allowed an application filed under Section 482
Cruelty to Women [S. 498-A IPC and allied sections]
by Tejaswi Pandit†
Framing of charges requires a prima facie case against the accused; evaluation of materials to assess conviction not required
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. dismissed the petitions filed by the accused
Relatives of husband acquitted of charge under Section 498-A IPC on finding allegations to be omnibus and unspecific: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. allowed a criminal petition filed against the judgment of
Using consent for dissolution of marriage to gain advantage in other litigations constitute ‘cruelty’ under Hindu Marriage Act
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. allowed an appeal filed under Section 28 of Hindu
Asking wife to cook properly is not ill-treatment as envisaged in Penal Code
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sarang V. Kotwal, J., dismissed an appeal concerning the aspect of cruelty being
Husband acquitted of charges under Section 498-A IPC on grounds of parity with co-accused
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., acquitted the appellant-husband who was convicted by the trial court