POCSO Act | Wife’s Forged Aadhaar, Hidden Age & Rape Trap: MP High Court Grants Bail To Jailed Husband
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused under POCSO after noting that the girl’s age was…
498A Overreach | Kitchen Fights Are Not a Crime, Jail Cannot Be Justified: Karnataka High Court Smashes False Case Against Husband
The Karnataka High Court held that routine marital disagreements cannot be criminalised as cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The judgment…
Family Courts Cannot Refuse Execution Of Consensual Divorce Decree Over Property Dispute Between Husband & Wife: Gujarat High Court Quashes Erroneous Order
The Gujarat High Court has clearly ruled that once spouses agree to divorce terms, courts must enforce them fully. Delays…
Innocent Man Convicted Without Proof: Allahabad High Court Overturns 10-Year Rape Conviction After Finding Contradictions, Ignored Medical Evidence and No Proof of Non-Consent
The Allahabad High Court set aside a 10-year rape conviction after finding major contradictions in testimony and medical evidence showing…
Wife Entitled to Get 25% of Husband’s Earnings as Maintenance: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Labourer’s Appeal
Allahabad High Court has held that wife’s maintenance can go up to 25% of husband’s income and upheld an increase…
Hindu Wife Can Claim Maintenance Against Property Sold by Husband: Kerala High Court Full Bench Puts Buyers at Risk
The Kerala High Court Full Bench has ruled that a Hindu wife can enforce maintenance rights against her husband’s immovable…
Consensual Relationship Is Not Rape If Marriage Fails Or There’s A Breakup: Patna High Court Quashes False Prosecution Against Man U/S 376 IPC
The Patna High Court has ruled that a failed consensual relationship cannot be converted into a rape case merely because…
Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove…
498A Case Continues, 406 IPC Dropped Against Husband and His Family As Wife Has No Proof of Dowry Entrustment: Delhi Mahila Court
A Delhi Mahila Court has ordered framing of charges under Section 498A IPC while discharging all accused from Section 406…
Mother Who Gave Child’s Custody to Father During Divorce Cannot Claim Priority Later: Gujarat High Court Upholds Father’s Rights
The Gujarat High Court upheld the father’s custody of a child below five years after the mother had voluntarily handed…
