Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
A husband was found dead with a snake on his bed, but was a snakebite really the cause of his death? The Meerut Court has convicted his wife and her lover after medical evidence exposed a different cause of death.
Can a husband or father use habeas corpus petitions to bring back a woman to the family home? The Karnataka High Court has now made its stand clear. The Court dismissed two separate petitions and imposed âš25,000 costs on each petitioner, calling the cases an âabuse of processâ and warning against misuse of courts inâŚ
Can a husband lose his maintenance challenge even when the wife is financially independent? The Orissa High Court says yes. The Court treated the husbandâs MBA and engineering qualifications as proof of earning capacity despite his claim of financial hardship. ORISSA: The Orissa High Court has refused to interfere with a Family Court order directingâŚ
Can a man face years of rape, extortion and adultery allegations even if the relationship existed because the woman wanted a child? Delhi High Court set aside the adultery conviction in a âNiyog Prathaâ-type dispute under an unconstitutional law. NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in an adultery-related criminal case after observingâŚ
Can a man be jailed for rape even after the woman herself admits there was âno commitment of marriageâ? The Delhi Court replied in negative and granted bail after observing that the relationship appeared consensual and had developed âwith consent.â NEW DELHI: In an order dated 12 May 2026, Additional Sessions Judge Syed Zishan AliâŚ
A legal analysis of gender-biased Indian laws, Section 85 BNS, Section 69 BNS, rape presumptions, 498A misuse, and Supreme Court warnings on false cases against men. NEW DELHI: In theory, Indian criminal law says every accused is innocent until proven guilty. In practice, many men discover the opposite the day an FIR is registered. The [âŚ]
Can a married manâs personal life and interfaith relationship become grounds to deny him bail in criminal proceedings? The Delhi High Court held that personal morality and religious differences cannot override principles of criminal law and individual liberty. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, led by Justice Girish Kathpalia, granted bail to a gym trainerâŚ
Can a daughter-in-law continue staying in her in-lawsâ house by claiming it as a shared household? Or do senior citizens have a stronger legal right to live peacefully in their own property? The Delhi High Court has now given a major ruling on this issue. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has upheld the evictionâŚ
Can a man lose his freedom even when medical reports show no signs of sexual intercourse? The Uttarakhand High Court granted bail after noting that the medical record reportedly showed no injury, no live spermatozoa, and no signs of sexual intercourse. NAINITAL:The Uttarakhand High Court, in a judgment passed by Justice Alok Mahra, granted bailâŚ
When spouses stop emotionally functioning as a family, does the law still force continuation of marriage? The Supreme Court upheld divorce after marital breakdown, but removed cruelty and desertion findings against the wife. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India, in judgment delivered by Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vikram Nath, strongly criticised the approachâŚ
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