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.
A husband approached court to bring back his pregnant wife—what followed exposes a hard reality of Indian matrimonial law. When personal choice overrides marriage, what exactly remains enforceable for the husband? GWALIOR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior, led by Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra Yadav, dealt with a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the return of his wife. The…
From arrest protection in 498A (85 BNS) cases to maintenance disclosure, child visitation, DV residence rights and foreign divorce validity, these 8 Indian court judgments can change a man’s legal strategy. NEW DELHI: Most men enter marriage thinking law will protect both sides equally. Most men learn the truth only after an FIR, a maintenance case, a domestic violence case, a custody battle, or a foreign divorce shock lands […]
Kerala High Court was deeply influenced by the emotional distress of the children. How did this strengthen the case for maintaining the father’s custody with shared access? KOCHI: The Kerala High Court bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha stressed that custody fights are harming children deeply. The case involved a dispute between…
Went to jail for maintenance dues — but still forced to pay everything again?This Allahabad High Court ruling exposes how liability continues even after imprisonment — read the full story. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that even if a husband is sent to civil prison for not paying maintenance, his legal…
Can a woman claim money from her first husband even after remarriage is proved in court? What happened when the second husband himself confirmed the truth and changed the entire case? MUMBAI: A woman approached the Mumbai court seeking monetary relief from her estranged husband under the Domestic Violence Act, claiming that she was subjected…
In dowry death cases, the prosecution strongly relies on the fact that the woman died within seven years of marriage, but does this fact alone automatically satisfy the legal requirements for conviction? NEW DELHI: A Delhi court led by Additional Sessions Judge Babru Bhan acquitted husband Danish and his six relatives in a 2016 dowry death case, holding that cruelty for dowry was…
The High Court of Meghalaya has taken a strict view on evidence and procedure in a grave offence. Can an accused be acquitted in a brutal family murder case just because the confession has technical defects and the chain of evidence is called incomplete? SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya, led by Chief Justice Revati…
Can every 498A conviction destroy a career automatically?High Court says NO, then what really counts as “moral turpitude” in law? CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that not every case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be treated as an offence involving moral turpitude. This important…
Before the Allahabad High Court, a long-settled divorce was challenged only after the husband’s death to claim financial benefits: Is it legally permissible to reopen a 30-year-old ex-parte divorce decree when it affects the rights of the second wife and children? PRAYAGRAJ: In a judgment dated 16 March 2026, the Allahabad High Court, led by…
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