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?
Is every broken promise of marriage rape? Allahabad High Court made it clear that every breach of promise to marry cannot be treated as rape unless false intention existed from the very beginning. PRYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Vivek Kumar Singh, has quashed a rape case against a man after finding that the…
The Madras High Court has said couples alleging mental illness in matrimonial disputes must be protected as “X” and “Y,” shielding them from public stigma and social damage. But beneath the privacy angle lies a bigger question: when intimate allegations enter court, who really pays the lifelong reputational price? CHENNAI: The Madras High Court, through…
Can a husband be forced to face a full criminal trial when the same dowry and cruelty allegations have already failed against his parents? The Andhra Pradesh High Court said such a trial would only waste court time and put him through an unnecessary legal ordeal. FALSE 498A CASE: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has…
Can a wife’s remarriage during a delayed divorce appeal make the second marriage void? Kerala High Court answered this issue and also reopened the ₹20 lakh permanent alimony question. KOCHI: Can a remarriage during the pendency of a delay-condoned divorce appeal be treated as void? The Kerala High Court has answered this important question under…
Raja Raghuvanshi and Ketan Agarwal cases expose a chilling pattern where men allegedly trusted marriage, but police say the women they trusted plotted their deaths with lovers. NEW DELHI: If marriage was the problem, one refusal was enough. Why did two men allegedly have to die? Raja Raghuvanshi went on honeymoon after marriage. Ketan Agarwal […]
Can a mother’s custody still be called safe if the child is allegedly turned against his own father? A Pune Family Court has broken the usual assumption that only mothers are natural caregivers and granted interim custody of a 10-year-old boy to his father. MAHARASHTRA: A Pune Family Court granted interim custody of a 10-year-old…
Ketan Agarwal’s death was first shown as a fall from Lohagad Fort, but police now allege he was pushed by his fiancée and her friend. The case has raised serious questions about trust, betrayal, and how a man preparing for marriage allegedly became the target of a murder conspiracy. MAHARASHTRA: A Magistrate Court in Pune…
Can a mother’s apprehension alone block a father’s custody rights? Delhi High Court said No, and granted the father interim custody in London, holding that mere fear of absconding cannot defeat a father’s right to spend time with his children. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, through Justice Tejas Karia and Justice Madhu Jain, set…
Can WhatsApp silence alone prove cruelty against the husband? The Supreme Court held that not sending WhatsApp messages is not sufficient because communication could have taken place through normal phone calls. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar has set aside a husband’s conviction under Section 498A…
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