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Section 498A IPC Targets Only Grave Cruelty, Not Incompatibility Or Imperfect Marriages: Karnataka High Court

While quashing a 498-A IPC case registered by a woman against her husband and in-laws the Karnataka High Court said “The law ...
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Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC, But Not Rape Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a husband's petition seeking quashment of FIR, observed that while forced unnatural sex by ...

Wife filed criminal cases against husband’s parents under Section 498A for instigating their son to demand dowry from her; she lost case in SC for this reason

Wife said her family gave Rs 4.5 lakh cash, 9 tola gold at the time of marriage but after 8 years of marriage the husband ...

Stranger can’t be booked under Section 498A of IPC that deals with offence of cruelty against woman only by her ‘relatives’: Karnataka HC

Karnataka HC rules strangers cannot be charged under IPC Section 498A, limiting cruelty claims to relatives only.
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Indian Penal Code section on matrimonial cruelty does not violate right to equality: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...
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Some men face abuse but can't alter law protecting women: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acknowledged potential misuse of dowry harassment laws (Section 498A IPC/Section 85 BNS) against men and their families, but refused to alter the legislation designed to protect ...

Neighbours cannot be booked under Section 498A: High Court

Bengaluru: In a significant ruling on the scope of dowry harassment laws, the Karnataka High Court has clarified that ...