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Can a mother’s custody still be called safe if the child is allegedly turned against his own father? A Pune Family Court has broken the usual assumption that only mothers are natural caregivers and granted interim custody of a 10-year-old boy to his father. MAHARASHTRA: A Pune Family Court granted interim custody of a 10-year-old…
Can a separate-living relative be prosecuted in a 498A case without proof of involvement? The Rajasthan High Court said No. A relative living separately from the couple cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC without specific evidence of involvement. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court, through Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, has quashed criminal proceedings against a…
A 24-year-old woman has accused three Muslim men of drugging, rape, blackmail and forced religious conversion. What does the viral video show, and what evidence are police now examining? MAHARASHTRA: Nagpur Police have registered a case against three persons after a 24-year-old woman, who is married to an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, alleged that…
The Twisha Sharma case took another dramatic turn after the court extended custody till June 30, with the second post-mortem report emerging as the investigation’s most important missing piece. MADHYA PRADESH: The investigation into the death of actress-model Twisha Sharma took another important turn after a Bhopal court extended the judicial custody of her husband,…
Can a husband be ordered to pay maintenance even when he wasn’t guilty of cruelty? Bombay High Court says Yes, holding that a wife’s right to maintenance does not depend solely on the husband’s fault. NAGPUR: Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed a husband’s revision petition challenging a…
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