A husband's silence for 13 days before his wife's suicide cannot, by itself, land him in jail for cruelty, the Supreme Court has held while acquitting a man convicted under…
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) quashed the domestic cruelty, domestic violence, and dowry demand proceedings against the in-laws of the woman, holding that omnibus, generalised allegations lacking specific…
The court was hearing an appeal filed by the husband against the Family Court's order refusing to grant him a divorce and allowing the wife's plea for restitution of conjugal…
The case arose from the suicide of one Arijit Samaddar in September 2022. Following his death, an FIR was lodged against his wife Shreya Basak, her father, and several of…