Cruelty

CONVICTION FOR DOWRY DEATH CANNOT BE SUSTAINED ON MERE ALLEGATIONS WITHOUT RELIABLE EVIDENCE: SUPREME COURT

Case Name: BRAJESH KUMAR @ BIRJESH KUMAR SINGH VS THE STATE OF BIHARPetition No.: Criminal Appeal No. 3117 of 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 695 Date of Judgement: 13.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Justice

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Refusal to Perform Domestic Chores Does Not Qualify as Mental Cruelty: Bombay High Court

Case Name: KBC V. BSCPetition Number: FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 159 OF 2010Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC:AS:22363:DBDate of Judgment: 08.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE BHARTI DANGRE & HON’BLE JUSTICE MS. MANJUSHA DESHPANDERelevant Provisions:  Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu

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Pursuit of Career by Wife Cannot Be Treated as Cruelty in Matrimonial Disputes : Supreme Court

Case Name: ANN SAURABH DUTT v. LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAURABH IQBAL BAHADUR DUTTPetition Number: SLP (Civil) No. 25076 of 2024Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 475Date of Judgment: 12.05.2026Coram:  HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH & HON’BLE JUSTICE MR.

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