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Innocent Man Framed By Prosecution In Wife Burn-Death Case: Andhra Pradesh HC Acquits Husband, Says 1st Dying Declaration Was Hidden
High Court May 18, 2026 0

Innocent Man Framed By Prosecution In Wife Burn-Death Case: Andhra Pradesh HC Acquits Husband, Says 1st Dying Declaration Was Hidden

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…

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Wife Living Separately For 27 Years Due To Government Service Posting Cannot Be Called Desertion: Rajasthan High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband
High Court May 18, 2026 0

Wife Living Separately For 27 Years Due To Government Service Posting Cannot Be Called Desertion: Rajasthan High Court Refuses Divorce To Husband

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:…

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“Live-In Relationship Cannot Become A Backdoor To Bypass Marriage Law”: Allahabad High Court Refuses Protection To Couple Where Boy Is Below 21
High Court May 16, 2026 0

“Live-In Relationship Cannot Become A Backdoor To Bypass Marriage Law”: Allahabad High Court Refuses Protection To Couple Where Boy Is Below 21

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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Wife’s Rape Allegations Against Legally Wedded Husband Not Maintainable If She Freely Entered Marriage As Major: Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR U/S 376 IPC
High Court May 16, 2026 0

Wife’s Rape Allegations Against Legally Wedded Husband Not Maintainable If She Freely Entered Marriage As Major: Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR U/S 376 IPC

Can a man’s entire life be destroyed by a rape FIR even after marriage was legally registered? The Rajasthan High Court says No, rape case cannot be made out when the marriage was legal, consensual, and voluntarily entered by a major woman. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376, 384,…

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498A Cannot Become A Weapon To Drag Entire Husband’s Family Into Criminal Trial: Allahabad High Court Upholds Discharge Of Relatives In Wife’s Dowry Case
High Court May 16, 2026 0

498A Cannot Become A Weapon To Drag Entire Husband’s Family Into Criminal Trial: Allahabad High Court Upholds Discharge Of Relatives In Wife’s Dowry Case

Can an entire family be dragged into a dowry harassment case without clear proof of active involvement? Allahabad High Court held that vague and omnibus allegations are not enough to prosecute family members under Section 498A IPC. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari, has held that merely naming the husband’s relatives…

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Misuse Of 498A IPC | Husband & In-Laws Selling Matrimonial House Is Not Dowry Harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case
High Court May 16, 2026 0

Misuse Of 498A IPC | Husband & In-Laws Selling Matrimonial House Is Not Dowry Harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case

Can selling a matrimonial house become a dowry harassment case under Section 498A IPC? The Himachal Pradesh High Court has now answered this important question. SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that merely selling a matrimonial house cannot automatically be treated as dowry harassment under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The…

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Magistrate Cannot Decide S.125 CrPC Cases On Assumptions Alone: Gauhati High Court Reduces Maintenance From ₹20,000 To ₹6,000, Says Wife Must Prove Husband’s High Income
High Court May 15, 2026 0

Magistrate Cannot Decide S.125 CrPC Cases On Assumptions Alone: Gauhati High Court Reduces Maintenance From ₹20,000 To ₹6,000, Says Wife Must Prove Husband’s High Income

Can a husband be burdened with huge maintenance merely because he could not produce salary documents? The Gauhati High Court says No, holding that the wife failed to prove the husband’s alleged high income and maintenance annot be fixed on assumptions or adverse inference alone. GAUHATI: The Gauhati High Court recently passed an important judgment…

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Custody of 2-Year-Old Child Given to Allegedly Alcoholic Wife? Allahabad High Court Says “Medical Records Insufficient to Declare Woman Alcoholic or Unfit”
High Court May 15, 2026 0

Custody of 2-Year-Old Child Given to Allegedly Alcoholic Wife? Allahabad High Court Says “Medical Records Insufficient to Declare Woman Alcoholic or Unfit”

The Allahabad High Court directed the father to hand over custody of the child to the mother, but still protected his visitation rights twice every month to preserve the father-child bond. Can a father’s emotional bond with his child survive after losing custody? PRAYAGRAJ: In a child custody case, Justice Sandeep Jain of the Allahabad…

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