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?
MP’s e-Sakshya system changes how video, audio and photo evidence reaches court. Know BSA Section 63, BNSS rules and Supreme Court law. NEW DELHI: For years, Indian courts have seen one common drama in criminal and matrimonial litigation: one party brings a video, audio clip, WhatsApp chat, CCTV footage or phone recording, and the other […]
The husband was not acquitted, but the MP High Court held that the case did not show clear murderous intent and therefore reduced the conviction from Section 304 Part-I IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, through Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, partly allowed the…
A young businessman went to Lohagad Fort with the woman he was engaged to marry, but he never returned alive. Was Ketan Agarwal’s death an accident, or was he allegedly removed because he had become an obstacle? MAHARASHTRA: The Vadgaon Maval Court has sent accused Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary to police custody till July…
Is a welfare scheme house in wife’s name not enough to protect husband from maintenance? Allahabad High Court said yes. Even though the wife had a house allotted under a welfare scheme, the husband still remained liable to pay maintenance because the Court held that a house is not a source of livelihood. PRAYAGRAJ: The…
Complete 2026 explainer on Uttarakhand UCC: divorce grounds, maintenance, live-in registration, penalties, child custody and men’s rights perspective with Indian case laws. NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand’s UCC – Uniform Civil Code is no longer just a political debate. It is now an operational legal framework. It affects marriage, divorce, maintenance, live-in relationships, child legitimacy, custody, succession […]
Karnataka High Court delivered an important reminder that maintenance law cannot become financial punishment for husbands when the wife is already earning enough. How long will husbands be treated as default paymasters? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, through Hon’ble Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha, has set aside an interim maintenance order passed against a husband in…
Can a retired Army man avoid proper maintenance by saying he has only pension income? Allahabad High Court said wife and two minor children cannot be left with symbolic maintenance when the husband has a legal duty to support them. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has allowed a criminal revision filed by a wife and…
Can divorce petitions be treated like routine civil cases? Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says No, holding that matrimonial disputes require a sensitive approach, and courts must first attempt reconciliation or mediation before pushing the parties into allegations, replies and objections. JAMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, through Justice Rahul…
A wrong arrest, no identification parade and five years in jail—does our criminal justice system have enough safeguards to protect innocent men from such failures? UTTAR PRADESH: Kanpur Special POCSO Act Court, through Judicial Official Pawan Kumar Rai, acquitted a man after finding that he was wrongly implicated in a rape and POCSO case due…
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