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 wifeās family guilty of abetment when there was no instigation or intentional aid?
In a recent DV Act case, a Delhi court denies maintenance to an educated woman, holding that she is qualified, employable, and ācapable of sustaining herself at this stage.ā 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 courtā¦
The Delhi High Court has warned that āprocrastination is the greatest assassin of matrimonial litigation,ā while upholding a husbandās divorce decree against his wife for mental cruelty. The Bench said that years of delay, false police complaints, and emotional pressure to leave oneās parents destroy both families and faith in the justice system. NEW DELHI:ā¦
From landmark Supreme Court rulings to ground-level misuse, this article unpacks how Section 498A defines āhusbandā and ārelativeā, protecting the āgirlfriendā of the husband. Introduction: The Status of the Husbandās Girlfriend Like all love stories, it starts with two people, a promise, and a future. But that promise falters somewhere in the middle of āI [ā¦]
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 ruledā¦
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 Strausās research didnāt just challenge ideology; it exposed how āequalityā ends when men need protection. Introduction: Equal Blows, Unequal Blame The story [ā¦]
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 āabuse of the process of the court.ā KOCHI: The Kerala High Court, in a majorā¦
In a powerful ruling, the Supreme Court declared that Vague and omnibus 498A claims donāt 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-lawā¦
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that when a wife falsely labels her husband as an alcoholic and persistent humiliation him publicly, it amounts to mental cruelty. The Court dissolved the marriage, restoring the husbandās dignity. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a divorce to a man after finding that his wife falselyā¦
This article dives into Indiaās political silence on menās rights uncovering why false cases, unfair maintenance, and gender-biased laws never make it to the Parliament floor. Imagine losing your freedom, reputation, and family not because you are guilty, but because the law assumed you were. Millions of Indian men silently endure false 498A cases, biased [ā¦]
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