Honour Killing | “Misplaced Blame on Live-In Partner”: Gujarat High Court Stops Probe Against Man
The Gujarat High Court has temporarily stopped the investigation ordered against a man who himself was the complainant in an…
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False 498A & Dowry-Death Case | “Stopping Daughter-In-Law From Joining Temple Visit Is Not Cruelty”: Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal After 26 Years
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…
Landmark Ruling | 498A (Cruelty Charges) Applies Even in Live-In Relationships and Void Marriages: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…
Kerala High Court Slams Muslim Husband for Dodging Maintenance to 1st Wife: “If You Can’t Do Justice to 2 Wives, Marry Only 1”
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to his first wife by saying he must…
False 498A Case | “No Clear Proof, No Conviction”: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws After Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Testimony
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s…
Forcing a Wife to Testify Against Her Husband Is ‘An Instrument of Harassment’: Allahabad HC Quashes POCSO Case Lodged by Father In Law
The Allahabad High Court has quashed kidnapping and POCSO charges against a Farrukhabad man after the alleged victim – now…
Unmarried Daughter Entitled To Maintenance & Marriage Expenses From Father: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter, even if she is a major, has a full legal…
Maintenance Battle | Husband Must Earn Even by Physical Labour to Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court upheld the Family Court’s order directing a husband to pay ₹2,500 monthly maintenance to his wife,…
Forcing A Dead Marriage To Survive Is Cruelty: MP High Court Grants Divorce Despite Wife’s 2nd Marriage
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that refusing divorce in a completely broken marriage only increases suffering for both spouses….
Wife Claiming ‘I Do Not Remember’ Overnight Stays With Another Man Raises Judicial Suspicion: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Granted To The Husband
The Delhi High Court upheld a divorce after finding that the Wife’s repeated claim of “not remembering” overnight stays with…