498A is a “Cruel Misuse” Supreme Court Judgement 13/5/2025
Title: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case After 20 Years Due to Lack of Evidence and Vague Allegations Summary: In Rajesh Chaddha v. State of Uttar Pradesh [2025 INSC 671], the Supreme Court of India set aside the conviction of the appellant-husband under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition […]
Delhi High Court: Just Demanding Dowry Isn’t Enough to Prove 498A—Distant Relatives Get Relief
In a significant and much-needed intervention, the Delhi High Court has once again highlighted the fine line between genuine matrimonial cruelty and exaggerated allegations. The Court, in a recent judgment, made it clear that just demanding dowry, without any element of cruelty, does not automatically amount to an offence under Section 498A of the IPC. […]
Why a Highly Qualified Wife Was Denied Maintenance Delhi High Court Judgement 2025
In a recent and thought-provoking judgment delivered on 19th March 2025, the Delhi High Court addressed an increasingly relevant question for modern society:Can a highly educated and capable woman claim maintenance simply by stating she is unemployed? The case involved Megha Khetrapal and her husband Rajat Kapoor. The two married in December 2019 and soon moved to Singapore to begin their […]
Falsely Accused Under 498A? Here’s How to Secure an Acquittal
Introduction In many matrimonial disputes and criminal cases, particularly those under Section 498A IPC (now Sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), it is common to see contradictions between the FIR, the complainant’s police statement under Section 161 CrPC (now 180 BNS), and their testimony in court. These contradictions often arise because false […]
498A Bail Conditions: Latest Developments in Law 2024
498A Bail Conditions: Latest Developments in Law The imposition of bail conditions in cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been a topic of legal scrutiny. Recently, notable judgments have shed light on what constitutes reasonable bail conditions and how certain conditions can be deemed onerous or excessive. Here, we discuss […]
Wife filed False 498A case will you get divorce?
If wife has harassed you with false 498a cases will it benefit your divorce case? The answer to this is Yes..Court considers that falsely implicating husband and relatives of the husband in false 498a/dowry cases would tat amounts to mental cruelty on the husband and then he is entitled for the divorce under HMA. But […]
Live-in Relationship and promise to marry rape cases…
These days it is very common for the youth to try live-in relationships with their girlfriends and boyfriends. But the problem with such types of relationships is that they seldom get successful. Now if the girl leaves the boy it is fine. But if the boy leaves the girl it is a disaster for the […]
How to fight maintainance cases when your wife is not working?
In maintainance cases, it is very crucial to know where your wife is working. I had advised in my videos to hire a detective agency to find out the same. But in many cases, it is through my own experience sometimes we do not know the exact employment of the wife side. Now with this […]
Some Recent Judgements of 2022-2023 in which Husband got Divorce
As the world evolves, people’s lives encounter new changes and challenges. One of the emerging challenges affecting the human mind, emotions, and mental health is divorce. Although India has one of the lowest divorce rates globally at approximately 1%, the prevalence of this challenging situation is increasing among Indians. Divorce signifies the termination of the […]
How to Quash False 498a for Parents and Relatives and Get Stay on Trial?
False allegations under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can have severe consequences not only for the accused but also for their families, particularly the parents. This provision was created with the intention of protecting women from cruelty and harassment in their matrimonial homes, but it has been frequently misused. When false charges […]
