Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
How could a husband be kept in a mental health facility for 42 days during a divorce dispute without the certification required by law? The Uttarakhand High Court examined the records and ordered his immediate release.
Justice N. Sathish Kumar, Madras High Court quashed a POCSO case and Demands Legal Reform after a young coupleâs marriage and birth of a child, observing that criminalising consensual teenage relationships destroys the future of innocent boys. Madras High Court Demands Legal Reform: In a progressive and humane decision, the Madras High Court has quashedâŚ
The Delhi High Court, while quashing a false dowry harassment case, cautioned against the growing misuse of 498A IPC. The Court emphasized that innocent relatives of the husband must not suffer due to vague and baseless allegations. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has strongly flagged the increasing misuse of 498A of the Indian PenalâŚ
In a recent DV Act case, a Delhi court denies maintenance to an educated woman, holding that she is qualified, employable, and âcapable of sustaining herself at this stage.â And ruled that no interim relief can be granted when the applicant has not proved any genuine obstacle to employment. Court Denies Maintenance: A Delhi courtâŚ
The Delhi High Court has warned that âprocrastination is the greatest assassin of matrimonial litigation,â while upholding a husbandâs divorce decree against his wife for mental cruelty. The Bench said that years of delay, false police complaints, and emotional pressure to leave oneâs parents destroy both families and faith in the justice system. NEW DELHI:âŚ
From landmark Supreme Court rulings to ground-level misuse, this article unpacks how Section 498A defines âhusbandâ and ârelativeâ, protecting the âgirlfriendâ of the husband. Introduction: The Status of the Husbandâs Girlfriend Like all love stories, it starts with two people, a promise, and a future. But that promise falters somewhere in the middle of âI [âŚ]
The Supreme Court quashed a dowry harassment case against a man falsely accused by his sister-in-law, stressing that courts must examine marital cruelty claims with utmost care to prevent misuse and injustice. NEW DELHI: In a major judgment protecting men and their families from false dowry harassment cases, the Supreme Court of India has ruledâŚ
For over 30 years, hard evidence has shown gender symmetry in partner violence. Still, governments fund shelters only for women, media frames every abuser as male, and policies silence male victims. Dr. Murray Strausâs research didnât just challenge ideology; it exposed how âequalityâ ends when men need protection. Introduction: Equal Blows, Unequal Blame The story [âŚ]
The Kerala High Court has quashed an 8-year-old sexual assault case filed by a woman against her ex-husband, ruling that it was motivated by revenge after divorce and lacked credible evidence. Justice C. Pratheep Kumar said the case was an âabuse of the process of the court.â KOCHI: The Kerala High Court, in a majorâŚ
In a powerful ruling, the Supreme Court declared that Vague and omnibus 498A claims donât stand in law; justice cannot survive on presumption or persecution. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India declared in Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. that false criminal proceedings against a father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-lawâŚ
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