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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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POCSO and Rape Charges Can’t Be Used to Punish Consensual Romantic Relationship: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Vikas Mahajan Varun Kumar Singh vs State (SHO Rajinder Nagar) On Febuary 3, 2026 Case Number: Bail Application No. 3015 of 2025 Neutral Citation: 2026:DHC:896 Judgement The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking […]

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Wife’s Death In 7 Years Of Marriage Not Dowry Death: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Vivek Agarwal & Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen Ritu Khatri vs Navneet Khanna On January 20, 2026 On January 29, 2026 Case Number: Criminal Appeal No. 3221 of 2023 Neutral Citation: 2026:MPHC-JBP:8178 Judgement This appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C) […]

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Husband’s High Income ≠ High Maintenance For Wife: Rajasthan HC

Rajsthan High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Farjand Ali Ritu Khatri vs Navneet Khanna On January 20, 2026 Case Number: S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1083/2024 Neutral Citation: 2026:RJ-JD:2380 Judgement By way of filing the instant revision petition, the petitioner assails the impugned order dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Family Court No. 1, […]

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False 498A Case | Cruelty Against Woman Not An Offence When Marriage Never Legally Existed Or Annulled By Court: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice C. Pratheep Kumar Umesh & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors. On January 14, 2026 Case Number – Crl.M.C. No. 6711 of 2021 Neutral Citation- 2026:KER:2897 Judgement This is a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.1414/2017 pending before the Judicial […]

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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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