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?
Can IVF be denied only because the husband crossed the age limit? The Calcutta High Court held that IVF/ART treatment cannot be denied when the wife is legally eligible and medically fit, merely because the husband has crossed the prescribed age limit. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Krishna Rao, allowed a married couple…
Can a husband and his lawyers face contempt for filing the wife’s intimate photos in a divorce case? Delhi High Court strongly disapproved the act but refused contempt action after apology and corrective steps. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to start contempt action against a husband and his lawyers for filing the…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to a music director after noting that both parties were adults, were in a live-in relationship, got engaged, and the FIR came after their relationship broke down. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a music director accused of rape, unnatural offences,…
Gujarat UCC 2026 may change how marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and maintenance are proved in court. For families and men facing one-sided claims, the real protection will not be emotion, but documents, evidence and legal awareness. NEW DELHI: Gujarat UCC 2026 is one of the most important family-law developments in India because it directly deals […]
Can a husband deny maintenance because his wife is educated and capable of earning? Allahabad High Court said No. A qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance unless her sufficient independent income is proved. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Garima Prashad, dismissed a husband’s criminal revision and upheld the Family Court order directing him…
Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first marriage was still valid, cannot simply be called alimony but blackmail and extortion. MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, through Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, refused…
Can a husband’s phone chats with his bhabhi and engraving her son’s name on his hand become “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC? Bombay High Court said suspicion and moral assumptions cannot replace legal evidence, and quashed the FIR against the sister-in-law. MAHARASHTRA: The Bombay High Court has held that a husband chatting or speaking with…
Can wife get maintenance even if marriage is treated as invalid? MP High Court says Yes, holding that if marriage rituals were performed and a child was born, the woman’s maintenance claim cannot be rejected merely because the marriage validity is questioned. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, through Justice Gajendra Singh,…
Rajasthan Court gave life imprisonment to the wife and her lover for murdering the husband with a hammer and heater wire, but no sentence can bring the man back to his child and family. RAJASTHAN: A Jhalawar court in Rajasthan, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Duttatreya at Bhawanimandi, has awarded life…
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