Long Live-In Relationship = Marriage: Bombay High Court Allows DV Trial Against Man, Grants Relief to Family
A live-in relationship with long cohabitation and birth of a child was held sufficient to attract DV Act proceedings against…
Kerala Police Booked for Framing Innocent 82-Year-Old Man in False Rape Case After 12 Years of Harassment, Criminal Action Against Officers Has Been Ordered
An 82-year-old man in Kerala was falsely dragged into a rape case for over 12 years due to misuse of…
Women Can’t Misuse Rape Laws as a Tool to Criminalise Breakups in Consensual Relationships: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that consensual relationships between adults cannot be criminalised after a breakup. The Court cautioned that…
False Promise of Marriage Or Failed Relationship: Allahabad High Court Sends Section 69 BNS Case With Rape Allegations To Trial After 11-Year Relationship Dispute
An 11-year relationship has turned into a criminal case involving Section 69 BNS and rape-related legal issues. Allahabad High Court…
Living With 2nd Wife Without Divorce Loses Child Custody: Chhattisgarh High Court Says Child’s Welfare Comes First
The Chhattisgarh High Court refused to give custody of a 7-year-old child to the father who was living with a…
Dead Marriages Should Not Be Kept Alive Artificially: Supreme Court Ends Husband-Wife Litigation, Perjury Continues Against Wife
The Supreme Court ended a husband-wife legal battle where the couple lived together for only 65 days but fought 40+…
Wife’s Cruelty Allegations Impossible As They Are Not Living Together And There’s No Interaction: Patna High Court Quashes Case Against In-Laws
The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a husband’s relatives, holding that cruelty allegations fail when there is…
Allahabad High Court Allows Lawyer Wife’s Education Expenses As Interim Maintenance, Draws Adverse Inference Against Farmer Husband For Non-Disclosure Of Income
The Allahabad High Court upheld interim maintenance for a wife’s education expenses and held that courts can presume income concealment…
Husband Must Pay Maintenance Despite Child Custody With Him: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that keeping one child with the husband does not cancel his duty to maintain the…
Married as “Widow” While First Husband Was Alive: Chhattisgarh HC Declares “Chudi” Marriage Void Under HMA for No Proof of Divorce, Rejects Fake Inheritance Claims
The High Court exposed how a marriage was projected as valid despite the first husband being alive and with no…
