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Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.

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Rohan & Ors. Vs The State Of Gujarat & Anr.

Supreme Court Of India Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia And K. Vinod Chandran Rohan & Ors. Vs The State Of Gujarat & Anr. on 29 April 2025 Law Point: FIR based on known facts without deception is abuse of law; proceedings quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Supreme Court. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. The appellants before this Court have challenged […]

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Supreme Court Cancels FIR in Matrimonial Dispute Over Known Facts

Summary In a recent landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her husband and his family, finding the case to be a clear misuse of legal process. The Court noted that the woman was fully aware of her husband’s skin condition and his professional status as […]

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 Imran Khan @ Ashok Ratna vs State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad High Court JUSTICE Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal  Imran Khan @ Ashok Ratna vs State of U.P. and Another on 06 May 2025 Law Point:  JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Sri Sharique Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Manish Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for opposite party no.2 and Sri Ramesh Kumar, learned A.G.A. for State. 2. […]

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Court Allows Trial Based on Allegations Alone — No Proof, No Problem

Summary: The Allahabad High Court has refused to cancel criminal charges against a man accused under sections like 498A, 377 IPC, and the Dowry Prohibition Act—even though there was no medical evidence, no witness support, and a delay of four years in filing the FIR. The court said the case should go to trial. This […]

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Smti. A vs Sri R

High Court At Calcutta JUSTICE Supratim Bhattacharya Smti. A vs Sri R On 11 April 2025 Law Point: Making a false complaint that damages someone’s reputation is a crime called defamation. JUDGEMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant/defendant/wife being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the judgment and decree passed by the Ld. […]

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High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Fine on Wife for Defaming Husband Through False Public Allegations

Summary: In a significant win for the reputation and dignity of men, the Calcutta High Court (Port Blair Bench) held a wife liable for publishing false and defamatory notices against her husband in a widely circulated newspaper. The Court found that the wife made unverified and damaging claims about her husband’s character—particularly that he was […]

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Man Driven to Suicide After Humiliation and False Threats—SC Refuses to Criminalize His In-Laws Without Proof

Summary In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India quashed abetment of suicide charges against a man’s wife and her relatives, ruling that past insults and threats, no matter how cruel, do not automatically make someone responsible for suicide. The Court said that there was no direct or immediate provocation, no continued harassment, and […]

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Shenbagavalli And Ors. Vs The Inspector Of Police, Kancheepuram District And Anr.

Supreme Court JUSTICE Augustine George Masih Shenbagavalli And Ors. Vs The Inspector Of Police, Kancheepuram District And Anr. On 30 April 2025 Law Point: Section 306 IPC requires proximate instigation or aiding; mere past harassment without mens rea doesn’t constitute abetment of suicide JUDGEMENT 1. These two criminal appeals have been preferred against judgment dated […]

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Kerala High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Despite Marital Settlement Agreement – A Setback for Men’s Rights

Summary The Kerala High Court dismissed a husband’s revision petition challenging a ₹30,000 monthly interim maintenance order to his ex-wife under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Despite a 2017 settlement agreement waiving maintenance, the court ruled such waivers are against public policy, reinforcing women’s protections but raising concerns for men in divorce agreements. Brief Facts […]

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Interim Maintenance Despite Marital Settlement Agreement – High Court Of Kerala

High Court Of Kerala At Ernakulam JUSTICE A. Badharudeen xxxxxx Vs State Of Kerala On 10 April 2025 Law Point: Waiver of maintenance by wife is unenforceable; statutory right prevails if she cannot maintain herself, despite divorce or agreement JUDGEMENT This Revision Petition has been filed under Sections 438 and 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik […]

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