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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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Husband Can Access Wife’s Income & Tax Details for Maintenance: CIC

Central Information Commission Naveen Manocha vs. PIO, Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Chandigarh On December 26, 2025 File Number: CIC/CCITC/A/2024/623845 Judgement The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 27.03.2024 (online) seeking the following information: “Pls Provide the generic details of the net taxable income/gross income of My wife Priyanka D/o Atam Parkash Kataria, for the […]

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498A | Father-In-Law’s Silence Not Cruelty: Bombay HC

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: Hon’bles Bharati Dangre & Shyam C. Chandak, JJ. Mrs. Amrik Singh Saini vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. WITH Amit Saini vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. On December 9, 2025 Neutral Citation: 2025:BHC-AS:55713-DB Writ Petition Numbers: Writ Petition No. 4833 of 2024 & Writ Petition No. 724 of 2025 […]

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Husband’s Foreign Income Can’t Be Auto-Converted for Maintenance

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Amit Mahajan, J Mrs. D J vs Mr. S J On December 23, 2025 Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:11985 Case Number: CRL.REV.P. 768/2023 Judgement The present revision petitions have been filed assailing the Order dated 18.05.2023 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’), passed by the learned Family Court in MT No. 330/2022 vide […]

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Husband’s High Income Not Free Pass For Maintenance: HC

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: Hon’ble Manjusha Deshpande, J MMM vs AAA Case Number: Writ Petition No. 3828 of 2024 Neutral Citation: 2025:BHC-AS:54818 Law Point: Judgement Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of the parties. The Petitioner challenges the judgment and order dated 22.08.2023, passed by the Judge, Family Court […]

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Live-In Relationship Woman Can’t Claim Maintenance: HC

Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Hon’ble Madan Pal Singh, J. Madhu Alias Aruna Bhajpai vs. State of U.P. On December 8, 2025 Law Point: Judgement Heard Sri Prabhankar Srivastava, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Rajeev Sawhney, learned counsel for the revisionist, Ms. Sasmita Srivastava, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2, learned A.G.A. for […]

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Wife Hiding Income Not Entitled to Maintenance: Delhi HC

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Sahiba Sodhi vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr. On 09 December 2025 Law Point: Judgement The present criminal revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner-wife against the order dated 05.04.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟], passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, SFTC […]

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Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Atul S. Chandurkar, J. Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. Vs State of Maharashtra & Ors. On 26 September 2025 Law Point: Vague, omnibus allegations without particulars cannot sustain prosecution under Sections 498-A, 377, 506 IPC. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. The appellants who are the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of […]

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Dhan Vati @ Dhanno vs Satish Kumar

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Dhan Vati @ Dhanno vs Satish Kumar On 19 September 2025 Law Point:  JUDGEMENT 1. The present appeal is filed underhttps Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 read with Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 19551 […]

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Ashish S/O Chandrakant Chouhan vs Mohini Wd/O Mukesh Chouhan And Anohter

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: Hon’ble Urmila Joshi-phalke, J. Ashish S/O Chandrakant Chouhan vs Mohini Wd/O Mukesh Chouhan And Anohter On 16 September 2025 Law Point: Right to reside in shared household extends to past domestic relationships under DV Act JUDGEMENT 1. By this revision, the applicant has challenged judgment and order dated 17.8.2022 passed […]

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State v. Guneet Singh

Court: Saket Courts Bench: Hon’ble Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi, J. State v. Guneet Singh On 19 September 2025 Law Point: Long-term consensual relationship cannot be construed as rape merely on false promise of marriage JUDGEMENT 1. Guneet Singh (Guneet) has moved an application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking regular […]

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