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The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife’s tears alone do not constitute cruelty, and overturned the 498A case filed against the husband and his parents.
High Court Nov 22, 2025 0

The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife’s tears alone do not constitute cruelty, and overturned the 498A case filed against the husband and his parents.

On November 4, 2025, the Bombay High Court ruled that a husband and his parents cannot be convicted of constitute cruelty under Section 498A solely based on the testimony of the wife’s parents. They had claimed that their late daughter, Rekha, was unhappy in her marriage and frequently cried when visiting them due to alleged…

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Breakups And Fights In Relationships Don’t Amount To False Promise To Marry Rape: Madras HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Boyfriend
High Court Nov 21, 2025 0

Breakups And Fights In Relationships Don’t Amount To False Promise To Marry Rape: Madras HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Boyfriend

Madras High Court quashed a case against a Dindigul man accused of having sex on a false Promise to marry, saying a long consensual relationship cannot be treated as deceit. The Court said criminal law cannot be used to settle emotional disputes between adults. Fights Don’t Amount To False Promise To Marry: The Madras High…

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Calling or Saving Ex-Wife’s Name on Phone as ‘Chubby’ Is Emotional Abuse: Court Fines Husband
Latest News Nov 21, 2025 0

Calling or Saving Ex-Wife’s Name on Phone as ‘Chubby’ Is Emotional Abuse: Court Fines Husband

A Turkish court fined a man for emotional abuse after he saved his ex-wife’s name as “Tombik,” meaning ‘Chubby’ and sent hurtful messages. The court held that his repeated insults and money demands amounted to emotional and economic violence. Usak: A court in Usak, western Turkey, has fined a man for emotionally abusing his former…

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Landmark Ruling | Living Separately For Long Doesn’t Mean Marriage Is Dead: Supreme Court Slams Mechanical Divorces & Sets Aside HC Judgment
Supreme Court Nov 20, 2025 0

Landmark Ruling | Living Separately For Long Doesn’t Mean Marriage Is Dead: Supreme Court Slams Mechanical Divorces & Sets Aside HC Judgment

The Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot blindly assume a marriage is “irretrievably broken” just because the couple living separately. The Court set aside a Uttarakhand High Court divorce decree and sent the case back for a proper examination of evidence. NEW DELHI: In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has said that courts…

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Army Veteran Rakesh Walia Shatters Fake Rape Case Mafia: Walks 10,000 Steps with IV Tubes & Wins in Supreme Court
Latest News Nov 20, 2025 0

Army Veteran Rakesh Walia Shatters Fake Rape Case Mafia: Walks 10,000 Steps with IV Tubes & Wins in Supreme Court

Cancer. Cardiac arrest. Weaponized false cases. Captain Rakesh Walia survived it all — and walked into the Supreme Court to prove his innocence. His victory sends one message to every man suffering in silence: Truth doesn’t bend — it fights back. NEW DELHI: On the occasion of International Men’s Day, at the prestigious Ekam Nyaay…

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Pre-Nuptial Agreements Are 100% Legal in India and Courts Already Enforce Them: Founder of PreNup India – Ankur Borwankar
Latest News Nov 19, 2025 0

Pre-Nuptial Agreements Are 100% Legal in India and Courts Already Enforce Them: Founder of PreNup India – Ankur Borwankar

At the Ekam Nyaay Conference 2025, Pre-Nuptial India founder Ankur Borwankar confirms Indian laws already recognize and enforce prenuptial agreements. He debunks viral myths and says prenups protect couples with fairness, clarity and legal certainty. New Delhi: At the Ekam Nyaay Conference 2025, held on International Men’s Day, a wide range of pressing and often…

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Landmark Ruling | Consensual Affair With Married Woman on Assurance of Marriage Doesn’t Constitute Rape: Kerala High Court Slams Misuse of Law
Latest News Nov 19, 2025 0

Landmark Ruling | Consensual Affair With Married Woman on Assurance of Marriage Doesn’t Constitute Rape: Kerala High Court Slams Misuse of Law

The Kerala High Court ruled that a long-term intimate relationship cannot be treated as rape when the woman continued it voluntarily for years. The Court said the man’s later marriage did not convert their earlier consensual affair into a criminal offence. Consensual Affair With Married Woman: The Kerala High Court has quashed the entire criminal…

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Domestic Violence Case | “We Have No Jurisdiction. You Cannot Misuse System & File Cases Anywhere You Want”: Khanna Court Throws Out NRI Wife’s Complaint
Latest News Nov 19, 2025 0

Domestic Violence Case | “We Have No Jurisdiction. You Cannot Misuse System & File Cases Anywhere You Want”: Khanna Court Throws Out NRI Wife’s Complaint

A Khanna court dismissed an NRI wife’s domestic violence case after finding she lived in Australia, not Khanna. The verdict reinforces how false or mis-filed cases misuse the system and drain husbands’ time and money. PUNJAB: A recent order from the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khanna, has once again highlighted how domestic violence complaints are often…

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