The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a man doesn’t need direct proof to show his wife is living in adultery—circumstantial evidence is enough to deny her maintenance. This ruling is a strong reminder that Section 125 CrPC cannot be misused to extract money from innocent husbands. KOCHI: The Kerala High Court delivered…
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC. The Court upheld the acquittal in a 498A, 306, 304B dowry-death case, holding that the incident was just normal matrimonial wear-and-tear. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a husband…
A Pune man spent seven years in jail after facing serious POCSO allegations by relatives. All key witnesses later denied any abuse, and the court found zero medical or documentary proof, leading to full acquittal. MAHARASHTRA:A Pune special POCSO court has acquitted a 48-year-old man, Maheshwar Bindmadhav Thakur, after he spent seven years in jail…
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable, or when the couple is in a live-in relationship, as long as the woman was made to believe she was a wife. The Court rejected the accused man’s claim that cruelty cannot apply because the…
A Pune court has acquitted a young bus driver accused of online stalking and sexual harassment of a 13-year-old student. The judge found no sexual chat, no unwanted contact, and noted that even the girl had willingly initiated the Instagram conversation. MAHARASHTRA: A special POCSO court in Pune has given a clean acquittal to a…
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