Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
The Bombay High Court recently ruled that a wife filing a false complaint against her husband merely to correct his behavior constitutes cruelty and undermines normal marital harmony. In the instant case, the wife admitted that the case was false and was filed just to correct the behavior of the husband, which in other words […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: Justice Sanjay Kumar Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena Versus Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and another on 10 January, 2025 Law Point: wife is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., even if she refuses to live with her husband despite a […]
SLP (Crl.) No. 1093/2021 Supreme Court of India in its recent decision clarified and highlighted the essential ingredients for invoking Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) now as Section 74 of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). This landmark judgment provided a comprehensive analysis of the concepts of “criminal force” and “intent to outrage the […]
CRL.P 14463/2024 The Karnataka High Court recently delivered a significant ruling in the case involving the tragic suicide of Atul Subhash. The landmark case sheds light on the legal interpretation of “abetment of suicide” under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The decision is particularly noteworthy as it deals with the ingredients necessary […]
Daughter-in-law Given Compassionate Job On Husband’s Death Has To Maintain Mother-in-law: Punjab & Haryana High Court The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a widow, who obtained a compassionate job after her husband’s death, must financially support her elderly mother-in-law. The widow, earning ₹80,000/month, was ordered to pay ₹10,000 per month in maintenance. The […]
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