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section 498a news

Delhi court upholds husband's acquittal, flags inconsistencies in marital rape, cruelty claims

Delhi court upholds husband's acquittal, flags inconsistencies in marital rape, cruelty claims
delhi news
Published on Apr 01, 2026 08:09 pm IST

Delhi court declines cognisance of chargesheet alleging cruelty against MLA Raja Bhaiya

Delhi court declines cognisance of chargesheet alleging cruelty against MLA Raja Bhaiya
delhi news
Published on Feb 03, 2026 08:48 pm IST

Live-in partners can be tried for cruelty under 498A: Karnataka high court

The court made the observations while hearing a petition filed by a man seeking quashing of a case registered against him following a complaint by his second wife
india news
Updated on Nov 30, 2025 05:18 am IST

Delhi HC says mere taunts by husband’s distant relatives don’t amount to cruelty against wife

The woman, in her petition before the high court, asserted that the allegations were vague, frivolous and generic in nature and were not supported by evidence. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Nov 05, 2025 03:40 am IST

Court acquits woman's husband, brother-in-law in cruelty case

Court acquits woman's husband, brother-in-law in cruelty case
india news
Published on Sept 03, 2025 06:27 pm IST

Need to rethink cooling off period before arrest in family-related cases

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The Supreme Court (ANI)
governance
Published on Jul 31, 2025 07:56 pm IST

Issue public apology to husband: SC to IPS officer who filed 15 cases

The court said a public apology was necessary as a form of moral restitution for “physical and mental trauma” caused. (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Jul 23, 2025 11:59 am IST

Husband or in-laws keeping child after marital dispute is not cruelty: Delhi HC

(HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Jul 22, 2025 06:10 am IST

Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali review: Misguided film on men’s rights and Section 498A

Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali movie review: Asif Ali stars in this film on Section 498A.
others
Updated on Jun 07, 2025 04:37 pm IST

'Unnatural sex against wife's will is cruelty, but…', rules Madhya Pradesh HC

The husband challenged the FIR filed by his wife, arguing that unnatural sex with one's wife is not a crime under Indian law.
india news
Updated on May 30, 2025 11:05 am IST

Supreme Court quashes case against parents-in-law: ‘Few taunts here and there…’

The Supreme Court complex in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 07:38 am IST

SC dismisses plea that sought preliminary probe before FIR in dowry cases

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court (REUTERS)
india news
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 03:31 pm IST

Abuse of anti-dowry law: Separating myths and facts

A solution lies in ensuring fair settlements and no-fault divorces. India lacks a law relating to the division of matrimonial property and assets acquired after a marriage (PTI)
opinion
Updated on Apr 05, 2025 08:33 pm IST

Men dying, men crying: Indian Men demand action against false dowry cases

The dream of marriage, a death sentence for many men
htcity delhi junction
Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:48 pm IST

Anti-dowry law being misused: Delhi high court

Anti-dowry law being misused: Delhi high court
delhi news
Published on Feb 15, 2025 03:06 am IST

Delhi HC expresses concern over anti-dowry law misuse, quashes harassment case

The high court quashed the case saying the couple was living separately since 2014. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
india news
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 12:52 pm IST

Lawyers' body holds session on section 498A misuse

Bar Association holds session on section 498A misuse
mumbai news
Updated on Feb 10, 2025 05:01 pm IST

Making hospitalisation necessary to invoke cruelty would erode provision's purpose: Delhi HC

Making hospitalisation necessary to invoke cruelty would erode provision's purpose: Delhi HC
india news
Published on Jan 17, 2025 09:07 pm IST

Section 498A: Bid for modern justice should not gloss over women's safety

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Section 498A in the IPC pertains to cruelty by a husband or his relatives against a woman, defining “cruelty” as any wilful conduct that “is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health”. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
analysis
Published on May 09, 2024 01:41 am IST

Cruelty against husbands under the Indian law

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Nyaaya,  an open access, digital resource that provides simple, actionable, reliable and accessible legal information to all Indians.
gender equality
Published on May 11, 2024 01:51 pm IST

If Asaram Bapu and Ram Rahim failed to escape law, who is Mohammed Shami: Hasin Jahan

Jahan had, in 2018, filed a police complaint levelling multiple allegations against Mohammed Shami and four of his family members.
cricket
Updated on Sept 23, 2020 08:02 pm IST

State and Centre can’t issue guidelines on maintenance grant to wives: Bombay high court

In May 2013, the Solapur resident’s wife had filed a complaint under section 498A (cruelty to woman by husband or relative) of the IPC at Vijapur Naka police station.
mumbai news
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 12:47 am IST

Man gets 10 years in jail for burning wife to death over dowry demands

The district court on Monday awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to a man for killing his wife over dowry in July 2014.
noida news
Updated on May 29, 2019 12:01 pm IST

Court convicts man, his mother for abetting his wife’s suicide

The accused, Deepak and his mother Rajenderi, were held guilty under section 498A (husband or his relative subjecting woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC.
delhi news
Updated on Apr 03, 2019 07:17 am IST

Bombay HC strikes down charges against 3 women in case of ‘acts that spread AIDS’

The Bombay high court (HC) struck down charges levelled against a woman and her two daughters, of committing acts which resulted in the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
mumbai news
Published on Mar 24, 2019 05:17 am IST

Man held at Mumbai airport for trying to kill wife in 2016, was travelling to Dubai

The accused was arrested while heading for immigration clearance.
mumbai news
Published on May 25, 2018 11:01 pm IST

Supreme Court cannot take a Janus-faced approach to personal liberty

A file picture of the Supreme Court in New Delhi. If, in its judgments on Section 498A and the SC/ST Act, the apex court adopted the perspective of the innocent individual wrongly arrested, in its judgments on anti-terror laws, it adopted the perspective of the guilty man standing ready to misuse the procedural safeguards of criminal law.
analysis
Published on Apr 25, 2018 11:48 am IST

SC reserves verdict on reviewing order banning prompt arrest in dowry cases

The Supreme Court is hearing a plea to reconsider a July 2017 order banning immediate arrest of accused under the anti-dowry harassment law.
india news
Published on Apr 23, 2018 10:47 pm IST
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