Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
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The Supreme Court found no proof of dowry demand or cruelty and acquitted the father-in-law, holding the evidence unreliable and insufficient. When the final outcome is acquittal due to lack of proof, who compensates the man for the years lost, reputation damaged, and life disrupted? NEW DELHI: In a judgment dated 30 April 2026, Justice…
Can a 16-year delay still prove rape on promise of marriage? High Court says facts don’t support it—what changed the case outcome? CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape FIR filed after a delay of more than 16 years, holding that the relationship between the parties was consensual and did not…
Can RTI be used as a tool in maintenance cases to access a man’s personal financial data? The Delhi High Court held that such information cannot be accessed through RTI and must be disclosed only through the proper legal process before the concerned court. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, through Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav,…
Real Indian court cases where false 498A, dowry, cruelty and defamatory allegations against husbands backfired, leading to divorce, quashing, costs and findings of mental cruelty. NEW DELHI: False cases do not merely create litigation. They destroy reputations, careers, families, liberty and mental peace. For years, men have been told to “adjust”, “settle” or “pay and […]
Can a man still face a rape trial despite a long consensual relationship suggesting a honey trap? The Gujarat High Court held that without a prima facie offence, such prosecution cannot continue. AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court, through Hon’ble Mrs. Justice M. K. Thakker, set aside a serious rape case after closely examining the facts…
Is physical separation enough to obtain divorce by mutual consent? The Patna High Court says No, “living separately” means complete cessation of marital relations, not just staying in different places. PATNA: In a judgment dated 24 April 2026, the Patna High Court bench of Justice Nani Tagia and Justice Alok Kumar Pandey upheld the dismissal…
Was it just a “mistake” or something more serious behind the “unmarried” status? Court saw chats, photos, and silence on key evidence — and took a strict legal view. RAJASTHAN: A Jaipur Family Court has granted divorce to a husband after finding mental cruelty and desertion by the wife, based on her conduct on social…
The Supreme Court cancelled the husband’s bail in a dowry death case, citing ignored evidence and Section 113B presumption. Do statutory presumptions shift the balance so heavily that the man must prove innocence even before the trial begins? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India cancelled the bail granted to a husband accused in a…
Can repeated consensual intimacy over years be retrospectively termed as rape without proof of coercion or deception? The court held that criminal law cannot be invoked where consent was freely and voluntarily given throughout the relationship. In a judgment dated 13.04.2026, the Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Pahuja at Tis Hazari Court acquitted an accused in…
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