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Supreme Court Upholds Husband in Divorce Case Based on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Under Article 142 of Constitution. Marriage Dissolved as Parties Lived Apart for Almost Two Decades and Reconciliation Was Impossible, Despite Lack of Statutory Ground in Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The dispute involved a husband and wife who married in 2002 under Hindu rites, but the marriage never consummated and broke down immediately, with the...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Appeal in Mental Cruelty Divorce Case — High Court's Order of Dissolution Set Aside. Allegations of Illegitimate Relationship Not Proved; Trial Court's Dismissal of Husband's Petition Restored.

The appellant, Ravinder Kaur, was the wife of the original respondent, Manjeet Singh, who died during the pendency of the appeal. The respondent had f...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Contradictions. Presumption Under Section 113B of Evidence Act Not Triggered as Prosecution Failed to Prove 'Soon Before' Cruelty.

The case pertains to the death of Ishwari Devi, who died by burning herself on 05.06.1991, within 1.5 years of her marriage. The appellants, her husba...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 498A IPC for Lack of Evidence on Cruelty or Dowry Demand. High Court's finding of no mental cruelty for Section 306 IPC contradicted its own finding of dowry demand for Section 498A IPC without proper reasoning.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Wasim against the judgment of the High Court of Delhi which had upheld his conviction under Section 498A IPC w...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case — Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction Even Without Overt Acts of Cruelty There. Continuing Offence and Consequence-Based Jurisdiction Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179 Apply to Section 498A IPC.

The case involves a group of appeals before the Supreme Court of India concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Complaint at Parental Home in Section 498A IPC Case — Jurisdiction Based on Continuing Offence and Consequences Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179.

The case involved a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Sections 177, 178...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case, Holding That Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction. The court ruled that cruelty under Section 498A IPC is a continuing offence and its consequences ensue at the parental home, conferring jurisdiction under Section 179 CrPC.

The case involves a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Pr...