Can Mere Failure To Marry Make A Man Guilty Of Rape? The Calcutta High Court negated this view and held that every failed relationship or broken promise cannot later be converted into a rape prosecution. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray, set aside the rape conviction of…
Jharkhand High Court held that despite cruelty being proved against the wife, alimony was still increased from ₹40 lakh to ₹70 lakh. Can a man ever truly win a divorce case if proving cruelty still leads to massive financial liability? RANCHI: A Pune-based software engineer who claimed that his wife repeatedly accused him of affairs,…
Wife first told doctors it was a fire accident while she was sleeping. Why was that statement hidden from the trial court? Andhra Pradesh High Court found serious contradictions in multiple dying declarations and gave benefit of doubt to the husband. AMRAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently acquitted a husband who was earlier convicted…
Can decades of separation, failed mediation, and allegations of false cases still not be enough for a husband to get divorce? Rajasthan High Court held that even decades of separation and closure of criminal allegations are not enough if his “Nata marriage” is treated as the root cause, despite his claim of wife’s consent. JAIPUR:…
Can Personal Liberty Override Marriage Laws Fixed By Parliament? The Allahabad High Court held that Article 21 cannot be invoked to defeat statutory restrictions governing marriageable age under Indian law. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court refused to grant protection to a live-in couple after observing that the male partner was only 19 years old and…
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