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498A Cannot Become A Weapon To Drag Entire Husband’s Family Into Criminal Trial: Allahabad High Court Upholds Discharge Of Relatives In Wife’s Dowry Case
High Court May 16, 2026 0

498A Cannot Become A Weapon To Drag Entire Husband’s Family Into Criminal Trial: Allahabad High Court Upholds Discharge Of Relatives In Wife’s Dowry Case

Can an entire family be dragged into a dowry harassment case without clear proof of active involvement? Allahabad High Court held that vague and omnibus allegations are not enough to prosecute family members under Section 498A IPC. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, through Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari, has held that merely naming the husband’s relatives…

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Misuse Of 498A IPC | Husband & In-Laws Selling Matrimonial House Is Not Dowry Harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case
High Court May 16, 2026 0

Misuse Of 498A IPC | Husband & In-Laws Selling Matrimonial House Is Not Dowry Harassment: Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Case

Can selling a matrimonial house become a dowry harassment case under Section 498A IPC? The Himachal Pradesh High Court has now answered this important question. SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that merely selling a matrimonial house cannot automatically be treated as dowry harassment under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The…

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Magistrate Cannot Decide S.125 CrPC Cases On Assumptions Alone: Gauhati High Court Reduces Maintenance From ₹20,000 To ₹6,000, Says Wife Must Prove Husband’s High Income
High Court May 15, 2026 0

Magistrate Cannot Decide S.125 CrPC Cases On Assumptions Alone: Gauhati High Court Reduces Maintenance From ₹20,000 To ₹6,000, Says Wife Must Prove Husband’s High Income

Can a husband be burdened with huge maintenance merely because he could not produce salary documents? The Gauhati High Court says No, holding that the wife failed to prove the husband’s alleged high income and maintenance annot be fixed on assumptions or adverse inference alone. GAUHATI: The Gauhati High Court recently passed an important judgment…

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Custody of 2-Year-Old Child Given to Allegedly Alcoholic Wife? Allahabad High Court Says ā€œMedical Records Insufficient to Declare Woman Alcoholic or Unfitā€
High Court May 15, 2026 0

Custody of 2-Year-Old Child Given to Allegedly Alcoholic Wife? Allahabad High Court Says ā€œMedical Records Insufficient to Declare Woman Alcoholic or Unfitā€

The Allahabad High Court directed the father to hand over custody of the child to the mother, but still protected his visitation rights twice every month to preserve the father-child bond. Can a father’s emotional bond with his child survive after losing custody? PRAYAGRAJ: In a child custody case, Justice Sandeep Jain of the Allahabad…

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Jobless Man Cannot Deny Maintenance Despite Wife’s Government Job: Orissa High Court Dismisses Husband’s Revision Petition, Says MBA Degree Holder Cannot Plead ā€˜No Income’
High Court May 15, 2026 0

Jobless Man Cannot Deny Maintenance Despite Wife’s Government Job: Orissa High Court Dismisses Husband’s Revision Petition, Says MBA Degree Holder Cannot Plead ā€˜No Income’

Can a husband lose his maintenance challenge even when the wife is financially independent? The Orissa High Court says yes. The Court treated the husband’s MBA and engineering qualifications as proof of earning capacity despite his claim of financial hardship. ORISSA: The Orissa High Court has refused to interfere with a Family Court order directing…

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ā€œMahabharata Era ā€˜Niyog Pratha’ Resurfacedā€: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Adultery Conviction Against Man, Holds Section 497 IPC Unconstitutional With Retrospective Effect
High Court May 14, 2026 0

ā€œMahabharata Era ā€˜Niyog Pratha’ Resurfacedā€: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Adultery Conviction Against Man, Holds Section 497 IPC Unconstitutional With Retrospective Effect

Can a man face years of rape, extortion and adultery allegations even if the relationship existed because the woman wanted a child? Delhi High Court set aside the adultery conviction in a ā€œNiyog Prathaā€-type dispute under an unconstitutional law. NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in an adultery-related criminal case after observing…

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Met Through Shaadi.com, Ended Up In Jail: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man In ā€œFalse Promise Of Marriageā€ Rape Case, Says Relationship Appeared Consensual
Latest News May 14, 2026 0

Met Through Shaadi.com, Ended Up In Jail: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man In ā€œFalse Promise Of Marriageā€ Rape Case, Says Relationship Appeared Consensual

Can a man be jailed for rape even after the woman herself admits there was ā€œno commitment of marriageā€? The Delhi Court replied in negative and granted bail after observing that the relationship appeared consensual and had developed ā€œwith consent.ā€ NEW DELHI: In an order dated 12 May 2026, Additional Sessions Judge Syed Zishan Ali…

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Advocate Rape Case | ā€œMorality Has To Be Kept Separate From Offenceā€: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Gym Trainer, Says Prosecutrix Was ā€œNeither Minor, Nor Illiterateā€
High Court May 14, 2026 0

Advocate Rape Case | ā€œMorality Has To Be Kept Separate From Offenceā€: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Gym Trainer, Says Prosecutrix Was ā€œNeither Minor, Nor Illiterateā€

Can a married man’s personal life and interfaith relationship become grounds to deny him bail in criminal proceedings? The Delhi High Court held that personal morality and religious differences cannot override principles of criminal law and individual liberty. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, led by Justice Girish Kathpalia, granted bail to a gym trainer…

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