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False Rape Case | Consensual Live-In, Engagement, Then FIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Music Director In Punjabi Actress Rape Case
High Court Jul 1, 2026 0

False Rape Case | Consensual Live-In, Engagement, Then FIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Music Director In Punjabi Actress Rape Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to a music director after noting that both parties were adults, were in a live-in relationship, got engaged, and the FIR came after their relationship broke down. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a music director accused of rape, unnatural offences,…

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Wife’s Education Not Enough To Deny Maintenance: Allahabad High Court Upholds ₹20,000 Per Month U/S 125 CrPC Despite Husband’s Irregular Income Plea
High Court Jul 1, 2026 0

Wife’s Education Not Enough To Deny Maintenance: Allahabad High Court Upholds ₹20,000 Per Month U/S 125 CrPC Despite Husband’s Irregular Income Plea

Can a husband deny maintenance because his wife is educated and capable of earning? Allahabad High Court said No. A qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance unless her sufficient independent income is proved. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Garima Prashad, dismissed a husband’s criminal revision and upheld the Family Court order directing him…

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Woman Hiding 1st Marriage & Demanding Alimony From 2nd Husband Can Be Booked For Blackmail And Extortion: Bombay High Court
High Court Jul 1, 2026 0

Woman Hiding 1st Marriage & Demanding Alimony From 2nd Husband Can Be Booked For Blackmail And Extortion: Bombay High Court

Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first marriage was still valid, cannot simply be called alimony but blackmail and extortion. MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, through Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, refused…

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498A Misuse | Husband Chatting With Bhabhi, Tattooing Her Son’s Name Not Cruelty Without Intent: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Sister-In-Law
Latest News Jul 1, 2026 0

498A Misuse | Husband Chatting With Bhabhi, Tattooing Her Son’s Name Not Cruelty Without Intent: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Sister-In-Law

Can a husband’s phone chats with his bhabhi and engraving her son’s name on his hand become “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC? Bombay High Court said suspicion and moral assumptions cannot replace legal evidence, and quashed the FIR against the sister-in-law. MAHARASHTRA: The Bombay High Court has held that a husband chatting or speaking with…

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Marriage Invalid Due To Husband Concealing Religious Identity, But Wife Still Gets ₹10,000 Monthly Maintenance: MP High Court
High Court Jun 30, 2026 0

Marriage Invalid Due To Husband Concealing Religious Identity, But Wife Still Gets ₹10,000 Monthly Maintenance: MP High Court

Can wife get maintenance even if marriage is treated as invalid? MP High Court says Yes, holding that if marriage rituals were performed and a child was born, the woman’s maintenance claim cannot be rejected merely because the marriage validity is questioned. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, through Justice Gajendra Singh,…

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Woman Saying I Can Have 1000 Husbands Like You Is Grave Provocation: MP High Court Reduces Husband’s Conviction For Wife’s Murder
High Court Jun 30, 2026 0

Woman Saying I Can Have 1000 Husbands Like You Is Grave Provocation: MP High Court Reduces Husband’s Conviction For Wife’s Murder

The husband was not acquitted, but the MP High Court held that the case did not show clear murderous intent and therefore reduced the conviction from Section 304 Part-I IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, through Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, partly allowed the…

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Welfare Scheme House Allotment To Wife Is Not Enough To Deny Maintenance, Husband’s Unemployment Claim Rejected: Allahabad High Court Says Able-Bodied Husband Must Maintain Wife
High Court Jun 29, 2026 0

Welfare Scheme House Allotment To Wife Is Not Enough To Deny Maintenance, Husband’s Unemployment Claim Rejected: Allahabad High Court Says Able-Bodied Husband Must Maintain Wife

Is a welfare scheme house in wife’s name not enough to protect husband from maintenance? Allahabad High Court said yes. Even though the wife had a house allotted under a welfare scheme, the husband still remained liable to pay maintenance because the Court held that a house is not a source of livelihood. PRAYAGRAJ: The…

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Wife Earning 1 Lakh & Husband 60K; Still He Pays 20K Maintenance Per Month: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Maintenance Order In DV Case
High Court Jun 29, 2026 0

Wife Earning 1 Lakh & Husband 60K; Still He Pays 20K Maintenance Per Month: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Maintenance Order In DV Case

Karnataka High Court delivered an important reminder that maintenance law cannot become financial punishment for husbands when the wife is already earning enough. How long will husbands be treated as default paymasters? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, through Hon’ble Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha, has set aside an interim maintenance order passed against a husband in…

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