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125 CrPC | Regular Money Transfers From 3rd Party Without Explanation, Disentitles Wife To Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
High Court Jul 13, 2026 0

125 CrPC | Regular Money Transfers From 3rd Party Without Explanation, Disentitles Wife To Maintenance: Allahabad High Court

Can a wife receive maintenance while regularly accepting money from a man she claims not to know? The Allahabad High Court held that such unexplained transactions were a relevant circumstance under Section 125(4) CrPC and cancelled the maintenance awarded to the wife. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has cancelled the monthly maintenance awarded to a…

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498A Trial | “Woman Can File Complaint From Parent’s Home”: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Dowry & DV Case
High Court Jul 13, 2026 0

498A Trial | “Woman Can File Complaint From Parent’s Home”: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash Dowry & DV Case

Can a wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may have jurisdiction where the alleged mental cruelty. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Uday Kumar, refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband and…

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Secret Call Recordings Cannot Be Used in Divorce Cases as They Violate the Right to Privacy: Telangana High Court
High Court Jul 13, 2026 0

Secret Call Recordings Cannot Be Used in Divorce Cases as They Violate the Right to Privacy: Telangana High Court

Can a spouse secretly record private calls and use them to prove cruelty in a divorce case? The Telangana High Court rejected the husband’s recordings and also refused to accept his financial and travel records—but why? HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has ruled that secretly recording a spouse’s telephone conversations without consent violates the right…

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Husband’s Claim Of Wife Leaving Matrimonial Home Without Sufficient Cause Not Enough To Deny Maintenance: MP High Court Grants ₹30,000 Each To Wife And Child
Latest News Jul 11, 2026 0

Husband’s Claim Of Wife Leaving Matrimonial Home Without Sufficient Cause Not Enough To Deny Maintenance: MP High Court Grants ₹30,000 Each To Wife And Child

Can a husband’s restitution petition be ignored while deciding maintenance? The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that filing a restitution of conjugal rights case alone is not enough to deny maintenance. INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, through Justice Gajendra Singh, held that a wife looking after a minor child cannot be denied maintenance merely…

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Matrimonial Case Of Uttarakhand, But Husband Kept In UP Jail Without Valid Remand: Allahabad High Court Frees Caged Man, Calls Detention Illegal
High Court Jul 11, 2026 0

Matrimonial Case Of Uttarakhand, But Husband Kept In UP Jail Without Valid Remand: Allahabad High Court Frees Caged Man, Calls Detention Illegal

Can a court transfer the case file without deciding the prisoner’s custody? The Allahabad High Court held that an accused cannot remain in custody after a case transfer without valid judicial authority. The law requires either a lawful transit remand or immediate release. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through a Division Bench of Justice Siddharth…

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Husband’s Duty To Maintain Minor Children Continues Even If Wife Is Not Entitled U/S 125(4) CrPC: MP High Court Sets Aside Wife’s Maintenance, Enhances Children’s Support
High Court Jul 10, 2026 0

Husband’s Duty To Maintain Minor Children Continues Even If Wife Is Not Entitled U/S 125(4) CrPC: MP High Court Sets Aside Wife’s Maintenance, Enhances Children’s Support

Can minor children be denied maintenance only because wife is not entitled? MP High Court said No. And held that even if the wife is disqualified under Section 125(4) CrPC, the father’s legal and moral duty to maintain minor children continues. INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a husband’s legal duty to…

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False 498A Case | “Husband’s Attention Towards Parents Can’t Be Ground For Wife To Live Separately & Claim Maintenance”: Madhya Pradesh High Court
High Court Jul 10, 2026 0

False 498A Case | “Husband’s Attention Towards Parents Can’t Be Ground For Wife To Live Separately & Claim Maintenance”: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Can a wife live separately and claim maintenance only because her husband gives attention to his parents and family? The Madhya Pradesh High Court said such a reason is not enough, especially when the wife failed to prove cruelty and the husband had already faced and cleared serious allegations. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court…

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Raja Raghuvanshi Honeymoon Murder Case: Sonam Claims False Implication Before Supreme Court, State Says Husband’s Killing Was Pre-Planned
Latest News Jul 9, 2026 0

Raja Raghuvanshi Honeymoon Murder Case: Sonam Claims False Implication Before Supreme Court, State Says Husband’s Killing Was Pre-Planned

The State of Meghalaya has challenged Sonam Raghuvanshi’s bail, arguing that Raja’s murder during the honeymoon was not accidental but carefully planned. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar is hearing the State of Meghalaya’s challenge against the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is the prime accused…

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