Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Facing an interim maintenance application? Learn how a husband should draft his reply under BNSS, HMA and DV Act using income proof, disclosures and Supreme Court law.
Despite earning mother, existing debts and dependent family members, the Uttarakhand High Court upheld the fatherās obligation to pay maintenance. Are fathers being seen only as providers, not as individuals facing genuine hardship? NAINITAL: In a recent judgment, Justice Ashish Naithani of the Uttarakhand High Court dealt with a case where a father challenged anā¦
Innocent husband convictedfor more than 4 decades, acquitted later when the Allahabad High Court found no proof of dowry harassment or abetment to suicide. Is an accusation alone enough to destroy a manās life? Does justice delayed by the system remain justice at all? PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, presided over by Justice Sanjiv Kumar,ā¦
Can a man face death penalty on doubtful facts and contradictions? Calcutta High Court says Noā Inconsistent evidence and a broken chain of circumstances cannot justify death sentence. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj and Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, acquitted a husband who was earlier given deathā¦
The Bombay High Court recognised the unpaid caregiving and day-to-day efforts of the mother while increasing the fatherās financial liability in childās maintenance case. Would the Court equally recognise the unpaid caregiving of the father if he had custody of the child? MAHARASHTRA: Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, dealt withā¦
Patiala House Court found no sufficient material to frame charges against a CBI officer, accused of rape and also sought response from the prosecutrix over false claims. A Delhi court at Patiala House has discharged a CBI officer in a rape case registered at Sarojini Nagar Police Station in October 2025. Additional Sessions Judge Deeptiā¦
Can a non-relative woman be implicated under Section 498A IPC? The J&K and Ladakh High Court says- No, unrelated persons cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A unless they legally qualify as relatives of the husband. SHRINAGAR: In the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Honāble Mr. Justice Shahzad Azeem quashed an FIR filed underā¦
Did a family dispute destroy one manās life for 18 months? UP court has now punished a woman after finding rape charges against her husband were false. UTTAR PRADESH: A POCSO court in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, has convicted a 43-year-old woman for falsely accusing her husband of raping their 16-year-old daughter. Because of the falseā¦
Can a long consensual relationship suddenly become a rape case after marriage talks fail? Madhya Pradesh High Courtās sharp ruling exposes how delayed FIRs can collapse in court. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior, led by Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta, has quashed an FIR in a case involving allegations of rape onā¦
False 498A is now BNS 85 for new cases after 1 July 2024. Here is what to do immediately: arrest protection, BNSS notice rights, anticipatory bail, family defence, and the latest Supreme Court position. NEW DELHI: Let me say this clearly. Section 498A has not vanished. For offences after 1 July 2024, the old IPC [ā¦]
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