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Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against mother-in-law in a matrimonial dispute over general allegations.
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Section 498A IPC: Mere Taunts, Opposition To Marriage Not Enough To Prosecute Mother-In-Law, Says Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 30 Sept 2026 10:50 AM IST

Allahabad High Court acquits Faizabad man and relatives in 35-year-old dowry death case
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No Dowry Harassment ‘Soon Before’ Death: Allahabad HC Acquits Man, Relatives 35 Years After Wife Found Dead In Well

- By Salil Tiwari | | 31 Aug 2026 3:41 PM IST

Allahabad High Court ruling on parents sending a dowry harassment victim back to her matrimonial home.
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‘Abettor Of The In-Laws’: Allahabad HC’s Strong Rebuke To Parents Who Ignored Daughter’s Dowry Harassment Pleas

- By Salil Tiwari | | 27 Aug 2026 1:48 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling extending Section 498A IPC protection to live-in relationships in the nature of marriage.
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Section 498A: Supreme Court Extends Cruelty Protection to Live-In Relationships ‘In Nature of Marriage’

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 10 Aug 2026 1:30 PM IST

Allahabad High Court acquits husband in dowry suicide case, holding there was no contact with his wife for over five months before her death.
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Allahabad High Court: Giving Dowry Is as Much an Offence as Taking It; Acquits Husband in Dowry Suicide Case

- By Salil Tiwari | | 8 Aug 2026 11:14 AM IST

Allahabad High Court observes that advising dowry harassment victims to adjust may embolden abusers in a dowry death case.
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Dowry Death: Sometimes Telling Daughters to 'Adjust' or 'Save the Marriage' Costs Them Their Lives, Says Allahabad High Court

- By Salil Tiwari | | 6 Aug 2026 11:25 AM IST

Allahabad High Court ruling on Section 113-B Evidence Act in a dowry death case, acquitting the husband
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Allahabad High Court Upholds Husband's Conviction In Dowry Death Case, Acquits Estranged In-Laws Living In Separate Household

- By Lawbeat News Desk | | 6 July 2026 4:41 PM IST

Supreme Court rules that assault injuries on a hanging victim may indicate simulated hanging and support a finding of homicide.
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Hanging Is Not Always Suicide: Supreme Court Explains 'Simulated Hanging'

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 1 July 2026 7:00 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling that a husbands 13-day silence did not constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC.
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Supreme Court on Mental Cruelty: Refusing to Speak to Spouse Alone Does Not Attract Section 498A IPC

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | | 3 Jun 2026 11:33 AM IST

Supreme Court upholds life sentence in Karnataka wife burning case based on dying declaration and daughter’s testimony
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Wife Burnt Alive for Money: Supreme Court Relies On Daughter’s Testimony, Dying Declaration To Uphold Conviction

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 22 May 2026 4:03 PM IST

Matrimonial Dispute Acquittal Can’t Bar Compassionate Appointment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Termination
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Matrimonial Dispute Acquittal Can’t Bar Compassionate Appointment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Termination

- By Himanshi Hans | | 5 May 2026 12:45 PM IST

Second Marriage Not Bigamy For Muslim Man: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes IPC 494 Charge
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Second Marriage Not Bigamy For Muslim Man: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes IPC 494 Charge

- By Himanshi Hans | | 8 April 2026 1:52 PM IST