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498A Misuse | “Expecting an Educated Wife to Share Household Costs Is Not Cruelty”: Calcutta High Court Protects Husband & Father-in-Law
Latest News Oct 23, 2025 0

498A Misuse | “Expecting an Educated Wife to Share Household Costs Is Not Cruelty”: Calcutta High Court Protects Husband & Father-in-Law

The Calcutta High Court quashed a wife’s criminal case under Section 498A IPC and other laws, ruling that expecting an educated, earning wife to contribute to household expenses or pay EMIs is not cruelty. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that vague and unspecific allegations cannot justify prosecution. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court, in Dr….

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The Law That Forgot Its Sons: How India’s Gender Laws Turn Protection into Persecution
Articles Oct 21, 2025 0

The Law That Forgot Its Sons: How India’s Gender Laws Turn Protection into Persecution

India’s gender laws were designed to protect women — but today, countless innocent men are being destroyed by false cases, biased arrests, and one-sided justice. This is the untold story of how equality lost its meaning when the law stopped being blind to gender. Introduction: The Forgotten Half of Justice India is often celebrated as […]

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Delhi High Court Slams Wife: “Forcing Husband To Leave His Family Is Cruelty, Divorce Justified Under Hindu Marriage Act”
Latest News Oct 14, 2025 0

Delhi High Court Slams Wife: “Forcing Husband To Leave His Family Is Cruelty, Divorce Justified Under Hindu Marriage Act”

The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife pressuring her husband to cut ties with his widowed mother and sister amounts to mental cruelty. The Court upheld the husband’s divorce, calling her conduct beyond the “ordinary wear and tear” of married life. Forcing Husband To Leave His Family Is Cruelty: The Delhi High Court has…

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