Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
A husband died by suicide after his wife left the matrimonial home, filed an FIR and initiated maintenance proceedings, while his suicide note blamed her family. But can even an allegedly false matrimonial FIR make the wife’s family guilty of abetment when there was no instigation or intentional aid?
Mother earned ₹1.5 lakh a month, yet the Supreme Court restored the father’s ₹60,000 monthly liability for two daughters. Why did the Court reject the High Court’s 50% reduction despite both parents being financially independent?
Can a highly educated or working person still be treated as a homemaker for compensation? The Karnataka High Court says yes. The Court also made an important clarification often missed in such discussions: “homemaker” is gender-neutral and can include a man, breadwinner or wage earner.
Can matrimonial relatives be forced to face a DV case when they never lived with the complainant? Delhi Court explains the crucial legal requirement while deleting a sister-in-law and brother-in-law from the proceedings.
If the investigation was already complete and the chargesheet had been filed without arrest, was custodial arrest still necessary? The Supreme Court has stepped in and protected the petitioner from arrest while examining his challenge to the Delhi High Court order refusing anticipatory bail.
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