Cruelty

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• Geeta @ Reeta Mishra v. Ajay Kumar Mishra
  2025 INSC 110212 September 2025Disposed of

  The High Court has affirmed the decree of divorce granted by the Family Court vide order dated 20.09.2019. Whether respondent-husband should contribute towards the marriage expenses of his daughter.

• Smt. Bhagwati Devi v. State of Uttarakhand
  2025 INSC 105129 August 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether the order of conviction u/s.498-A IPC and consequential sentence imposed on the appellant-mother-in-law can be sustained on the basis of the material evidence.

• A. Ranjithkumar v. E. Kavitha
  2025 INSC 97814 August 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment passed by the High Court, setting aside the decree of divorce granted by the family court.

• Pradeep Bhardwaj v. Priya
  2025 INSC 85215 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment passed by the High Court dismissing the matrimonial appeal filed by the appellant-husband refusing to grant divorce to the parties.

• Rajesh Chaddha v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2025 INSC 67112 May 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court while exercising its revisionary jurisdiction erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 498A, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

• Ramanuj Kumar v. Priyanka
  2025 INSC 54322 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether on facts, the marriage between the parties has irretrievably broken down and ought to be dissolved on that ground in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.

• Geddam Jhansi & Anr. v. The State of Telangana & Ors.
  2025 INSC 1606 February 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant(s) under Sections 498A, 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 ought to be quashed.

• Karan Singh v. State of Haryana
  2025 INSC 13331 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The Trial Court convicted the appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.304-B and 498-A of IPC; By the impugned judgment, the High Court has confirmed the conviction and sentence.

• Digambar and Another v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
  2024 INSC 101919 December 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court should have exercised its inherent powers u/s.482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings u/ss.498-A, 312, 313 and 34 of the Penal Code, 1860.

• Dara Lakshmi Narayana & Others v. State of Telangana & Another
  2024 INSC 95310 December 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  In the facts and circumstances of the case and after examining the FIR, whether the High Court was correct in refusing to quash the ongoing criminal proceedings against the appellants under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3…

• Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
  2024 INSC 73725 September 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  FIR was filed against the appellants under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 IPC. Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petition under Section 482, CrPC for quashing of the said FIR and the…

• Chabi Karmakar & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal
  2024 INSC 66529 August 2024Disposed of

  The appellants have been convicted u/ss.498A, 304B and 306 r/w.s.34 of the IPC. The Trial Court had convicted sister-in-law (appellant no.1), husband (appellant no.2) and mother-in-law of the deceased and sentenced them to suffer…