Category-wise legal articles and resources.
A Bengaluru wife filed a cruelty case after her husband allegedly refused to buy milk and body lotion for their child. The Karnataka High Court has stayed the investigation, questioning whether such marital disputes justify criminal prosecution. BENGALURU: In a case that has raised serious questions about the criminalisation of ordinary marital disagreements, the Karnataka…
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a neighbour or stranger cannot be booked under Section 498A IPC in a marital cruelty case. Dragging outsiders into matrimonial fights amounts to abuse of law and miscarriage of justice. BENGALURU: In an important judgment clarifying the misuse of matrimonial cruelty laws, the Karnataka High Court has held…
The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. The Court ruled that serious gaps, contradictions, and lack of scientific proof entitled the accused to the benefit of doubt. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted a…
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Family Courts have no authority to issue Lookout Circulars to enforce maintenance orders under Section 125 CrPC. Such action is illegal, violates personal liberty, and amounts to contempt of court. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying the limits of power of Family Courts…
Karnataka High Court has adopted the Calcutta High Court’s Child Access and Custody Guidelines 2025 as an interim measure. The move ensures uniform, child-centric custody practices until the Union Government issues national guidelines. BENGALURU: In a landmark development in child custody jurisprudence, the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka has adopted the Child Access and Custody…
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