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Delhi High Court ruling on Section 498A IPC clarifying that asking a wife to care for a family member is not cruelty
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Delhi High Court: Asking Wife to Care for Family Member Not ‘Cruelty’ Under Section 498A IPC

- By Sheetal Joon | | 25 March 2026 3:57 PM IST

Supreme Court acquits man in wife burning case citing lack of evidence and benefit of doubt after 13 years in prison.
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Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Setting Wife On Fire

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Aishwarya Iyer | | 5 March 2026 6:36 PM IST

Delhi High Court building
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Past Matrimonial Conduct Cannot Prove Dowry Death in Subsequent Marriage: Delhi High Court Rules

- By Sheetal Joon | Sakshi | | 23 Feb 2026 10:00 PM IST

Gujarat High Court ruling that a slap over wife staying at parents’ home was not cruelty under Section 498A IPC.
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Slap Over Wife’s Stay At Parents’ Home Not 498A Cruelty: Gujarat High Court Acquits Husband In Suicide Case

- By Salil Tiwari | | 23 Feb 2026 11:07 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that mere timing of death within seven years of marriage is insufficient to raise presumption under Section 304B IPC in a dowry death case
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Mere Death Within Seven Years Of Marriage Not Enough To Invoke Dowry Death Presumption: MP High Court

- By Himanshi Hans | | 2 Feb 2026 6:33 PM IST

Supreme Court quashes dowry harassment case against in-laws citing vague allegations without evidence
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Section 498A IPC | Naming In-Laws Without Specific Role Not Enough for Criminal Trial: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 15 Jan 2026 12:29 PM IST

Karnataka High Court clears neighbor in matrimonial cruelty case for not being family
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Neighbour Not ‘Relative’ Under Section 498A IPC: Karnataka HC Quashes Cruelty Case Against Woman

- By Salil Tiwari | | 8 Jan 2026 3:21 PM IST

J&K High Court quashes dowry cruelty case filed as retaliation for second marriage
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Second Marriage Triggered FIR, Dowry Case an Afterthought: J&K and L High Court Quashes 498A FIR

- By Salil Tiwari | | 29 Dec 2025 5:02 PM IST

Supreme Court restores dowry case, faults high courts mini trial decision
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Courts Can't Hold ‘Mini Trial’ While Quashing FIRs: SC Allows Plea Against Dowry Harassment FIR Quashing

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 9 Dec 2025 10:44 AM IST

Karnataka High Court upholds 498A application in void marriage cruelty case
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Section 498A IPC Applies Even to Void or Live-In-Like Marriages: Karnataka HC Clarifies Scope Beyond Valid Matrimony

- By Salil Tiwari | | 2 Dec 2025 4:13 PM IST

Andhra Pradesh High Court says financial demands for debt are not 498A cruelty
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498A IPC| Mere Monetary Demands to Clear Debts Do Not Amount to Cruelty: Andhra Pradesh High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 26 Sept 2025 3:50 PM IST

Delhi High Court building in New Delhi, where Justice Arun Monga quashed a 498A IPC FIR against a sister-in-law citing misuse of law
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Roping in Husband’s Family Under 498A Without Scrutiny Amounts to Misuse, Says Delhi HC

- By Ritu Yadav | | 25 Sept 2025 10:29 AM IST