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    Matrimonial Dispute, Not Abetment: Court Quashes Charges Against Wife

    Prayagraj (UP), April 8 The Allahabad High Court has observed that a wife and her relatives cannot be held liable for abetting her husband's suicide merely because they filed cases against him over a matrimonial dispute.Justice Sameer Jain, allowing the petition of wife Megha Kirti, said that...
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    Suicide Case Quashed: Court Emphasizes Intent Required for Aiding Suicide

    Mumbai, April 4 A spouse cannot be accused of aiding in the suicide of their partner simply because there was marital discord between the two, the Bombay High Court has said while quashing a case filed against a woman for aiding in her husband's suicide.The High Court's Nagpur bench, in its...
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