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?
Does marital breakdown automatically make husband’s relatives criminally liable? The Supreme Court held that mere familial association with the husband or failure to support the wife during matrimonial disputes does not by itself amount to criminal liability under Section 498A IPC. NEW DELHI: In a judgment dated May 25, 2026, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and…
Can a daughter-in-law stop eviction by calling every property dispute a “shared household” issue? Delhi High Court has now made an important clarification that may impact many families facing long-running property battles. PROPERTY DISPUTES NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has ruled that ownership disputes between in-laws and a daughter-in-law over a self-acquired property cannot…
Does refusal to marry later automatically make a man a rapist? Allahabad High Court held that a man cannot automatically be treated as a rapist merely because he later refused to marry after being in a consensual relationship, especially when there is no evidence of dishonest intention from the beginning. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court…
तीन मौतें… लेकिन देश की प्रतिक्रिया तीनों में बिल्कुल अलग क्यों थी?जब पुरुष टूटते हैं तो चुप्पी रहती है, लेकिन कुछ मामलों में पूरा सिस्टम तुरंत सक्रिय हो जाता है — आखिर ऐसा क्यों? नई दिल्ली ट्विशा शर्मा केस : भारत में वैवाहिक विवादों, आत्महत्याओं और संदिग्ध मौतों से जुड़े कई मामलों ने देश को […]
Can revisional jurisdiction be used for fresh financial examination against husbands? The Allahabad High Court observed that revisional jurisdiction is limited to examining legality and procedural correctness, not for conducting fresh evidentiary exercises. PRAYAGRAJ: Justice Achal Sachdev of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a criminal revision filed by a wife seeking enhancement of maintenance beyond…
Was media pressure influencing the investigation before the facts were fully examined? Supreme Court has now asked people and media to avoid speculation as the CBI takes over the Twisha Sharma death investigation. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Today (May 25th) indicated that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into…
The case intensified amid public outrage, leading to police custody, passport surrender, and a court-ordered second post-mortem. Will a husband get justice through verified evidence or be convicted by public perception before trial even begins? BHOPAL: The Twisha Sharma death case has taken another major turn after a Bhopal court sent her husband Samarth Singh…
Was there really a “institutional bias” in the investigation of Twisha Sharma’s death? Why did the Supreme Court step in directly and order urgent hearing in the matter? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma and will hear the matter today, May 25,…
Does A Husband’s Maintenance Liability Continue Forever Despite Wife Becoming Financially Independent? The Allahabad High Court negated this perception and upheld the Family Court order granting maintenance only till the date the wife joined government service as a teacher in Bihar. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, in an important judgment delivered by Justice Achal Sachdev,…
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