Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Can Wife Force Husband To Leave His Dependent Widowed Mother? The Calcutta High Court has now upheld the husband’s divorce after examining years of matrimonial disputes and repeated allegations against him and his family.
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 […]
Bombay High Court set aside the trial court’s order for medical examination for want of strong evidence. How can a husband establish truth in court when his primary request for psychiatric evaluation is rejected as “no prima facie case”? MUMBAI: Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad passed an important order…
Can a husband reduce maintenance liability by citing loan EMIs? Supreme Court says- No, holding that repayments for loans cannot override the husband’s primary legal duty to maintain his wife. NEW DELHI: In a judgment dated April 16, 2026, delivered by Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih, the Supreme Court of India dealt with…
Can a husband use wife’s own dowry complaint to file criminal case against her family? Supreme Court has now given a clear answer. The ruling may impact many family disputes where cross-cases are filed after marriage breakdown. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a wife and her family cannot be prosecuted for allegedly…
Was a rape case filed only after a ₹30 crore settlement failed? Supreme Court observations raise serious questions. The Court granted anticipatory bail and said if the money deal had happened, criminal case may never have started. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Kerala-based IT entrepreneur Venu Gopalakrishnan in a rape…
Can vague and repeated allegations be used again to reopen closed disputes and put continued legal pressure on a man? The Nagpur Court held that a fresh domestic violence complaint cannot survive without new incidents, specific allegations, and a valid fresh cause of action. MAHARASHTRA: In an order dated 09 March 2026, the Nagpur Court,…
Can a man remain legally bound to a marriage even after years of living separately with no real marital life? The Jharkhand High Court held that long separation alone is not enough for divorce unless grave cruelty is proved. The Jharkhand High Court, led by Hon’ble Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Prasad,…
Does the right to parenthood and reproductive choice continue even when the husband loses decision-making capacity? The Delhi High Court held that there is no legal bar on posthumous or incapacitated reproduction if prior consent is evident. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, in a judgment dated 13 April 2026, delivered by Justice Purushaindra Kumar…
Wife leaves within weeks of marriage, husband gets divorce—still has to pay maintenance? Does law ignore fault and continue financial liability even after desertion is proved? CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court said that even if a husband gets divorce on the ground of desertion by the wife, he cannot automatically stop paying maintenance to her….
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