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?
Learn the mutual consent divorce process in India in 2026, including online filing, documents, cost, timeline, cooling-off waiver, NRI video hearings and Supreme Court rulings. NEW DELHI: Mutual consent divorce is often presented as the simplest way to end a marriage. It can certainly be faster and less hostile than contested divorce, but only when […]
Can a Wife Set Aside an Ex Parte Divorce After Knowing About the Case? The Calcutta High Court has answered this crucial question—raising an important issue about whether procedural technicalities can outweigh a husband’s right to bring matrimonial litigation to an end. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court has upheld an ex parte divorce decree…
Can a man acquitted in a rape case still be made to face a civil damages claim over the same alleged promise of marriage? The Madras High Court has answered this crucial question—raising serious concerns about whether an acquittal truly ends a man’s legal ordeal. TAMIL NADU: The Madras High Court has upheld a decree…
The Allahabad High Court held that a working mother who secured custody of the child after claiming financial stability cannot later demand that the father should be made solely responsible for the Child’s maintenance. When both parents are earning, the child’s reasonable expenses must be shared proportionately. NEW DELHI: The Allahabad High Court has held…
Can a husband be convicted under Section 498A when serious allegations appear for the first time during trial and remain unsupported by medical or independent evidence? A Pune court examined major contradictions, missing witnesses and improved statements before acquitting the husband of all charges. MAHARASHTRA: A Pune court has acquitted a husband of charges under…
Can a wife walk out of the marriage, engage in an extramarital affair, and then seek a divorce by blaming the husband? The Madhya Pradesh High Court says no, holding that the wife cannot take advantage of their own misconduct to secure a decree of divorce U/S 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955. NEW DELHI:…
The husband owns the flat and walked in to get his things. Wife’s ninth case against husband accused him of trespassing into his own home. The Karnataka High Court finally stepped in and said a husband can’t trespass into a home he owns. BENGALURU: A husband entered a flat that was owned by him, or…
Can a man struggling with unemployment or a meagre salary be excused from maintenance? The Karnataka High Court says no, holding that an able-bodied husband is expected to find work or seek better-paying employment to support his wife and child. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has held that a husband cannot escape his maintenance merely…
A young man may eventually prove his innocence, but who returns his lost career, reputation, relationships and years spent inside courtrooms? Recent Supreme Court and Delhi High Court judgments expose the permanent damage caused when consensual relationships or personal disputes are converted into rape prosecutions. False Rape Cases in India: One False Allegation Can Destroy […]
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