Husband’s Extramarital Relationship Alone Does Not Establish Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC in Suicide Case: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by T. Deivakumar, the brother of a woman who died by suicide along with her one-and-a-half-year-old child, challenging the acquittal of her husband, C. Senthilkumar, in a case involving allegations of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide. In its judgment dated 08 October 2026, Justice Sunder Mohan held that the prosecution had failed to establish the charges under Sections 498A…