Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Why did a Delhi court discharge a husband’s elder brother from a sexual harassment-related charge made by his sister-in-law? The court examined the four-year delay, earlier litigation, her previous statements and the accused’s official railway duty record before finding that the material did not raise grave suspicion against him.
Gujarat UCC 2026 may change how marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and maintenance are proved in court. For families and men facing one-sided claims, the real protection will not be emotion, but documents, evidence and legal awareness. NEW DELHI: Gujarat UCC 2026 is one of the most important family-law developments in India because it directly deals […]
Can a husband deny maintenance because his wife is educated and capable of earning? Allahabad High Court said No. A qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance unless her sufficient independent income is proved. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Garima Prashad, dismissed a husband’s criminal revision and upheld the Family Court order directing him…
Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first marriage was still valid, cannot simply be called alimony but blackmail and extortion. MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, through Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, refused…
Can a husband’s phone chats with his bhabhi and engraving her son’s name on his hand become “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC? Bombay High Court said suspicion and moral assumptions cannot replace legal evidence, and quashed the FIR against the sister-in-law. MAHARASHTRA: The Bombay High Court has held that a husband chatting or speaking with…
Can wife get maintenance even if marriage is treated as invalid? MP High Court says Yes, holding that if marriage rituals were performed and a child was born, the woman’s maintenance claim cannot be rejected merely because the marriage validity is questioned. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, through Justice Gajendra Singh,…
Rajasthan Court gave life imprisonment to the wife and her lover for murdering the husband with a hammer and heater wire, but no sentence can bring the man back to his child and family. RAJASTHAN: A Jhalawar court in Rajasthan, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Duttatreya at Bhawanimandi, has awarded life…
MP’s e-Sakshya system changes how video, audio and photo evidence reaches court. Know BSA Section 63, BNSS rules and Supreme Court law. NEW DELHI: For years, Indian courts have seen one common drama in criminal and matrimonial litigation: one party brings a video, audio clip, WhatsApp chat, CCTV footage or phone recording, and the other […]
The husband was not acquitted, but the MP High Court held that the case did not show clear murderous intent and therefore reduced the conviction from Section 304 Part-I IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, through Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, partly allowed the…
A young businessman went to Lohagad Fort with the woman he was engaged to marry, but he never returned alive. Was Ketan Agarwal’s death an accident, or was he allegedly removed because he had become an obstacle? MAHARASHTRA: The Vadgaon Maval Court has sent accused Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary to police custody till July…
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