Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a husband be forced to face a cruelty case after his wife voluntarily left for Mumbai and her family allegedly identified another woman’s dead body as hers? The Patna High Court has now quashed the Section 498A IPC proceedings against him. PATNA: The Patna High Court has quashed a Section 498A IPC cruelty case…
Is physical separation enough to obtain divorce by mutual consent? The Patna High Court says No, “living separately” means complete cessation of marital relations, not just staying in different places. PATNA: In a judgment dated 24 April 2026, the Patna High Court bench of Justice Nani Tagia and Justice Alok Kumar Pandey upheld the dismissal…
The Patna High Court upheld the conviction of a man for kidnapping a minor girl under Section 363 IPC but refused to apply POCSO charges due to lack of consistent evidence and medical support. The Court also rejected the plea to enhance the sentence, clarifying that law does not permit a victim to seek sentence…
The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a husband’s relatives, holding that cruelty allegations fail when there is no shared residence or real interaction. The ruling reinforces judicial caution against vague and omnibus matrimonial complaints that unnecessarily drag entire families into criminal trials. Patna: The Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against the…
The Patna High Court has ruled that a failed consensual relationship cannot be converted into a rape case merely because marriage did not happen. Quashing the prosecution, the Court reaffirmed that criminal law cannot be misused to punish men for relationship breakdowns. Patna: The Patna High Court has quashed a rape case registered under Section…
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