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Husband Wins Divorce On Cruelty Grounds, Yet Ordered To Pay Wife â‚ą36.25 Lakh Alimony? Patna High Court Explains Why
False Rape Case Over Personal Enmity? Allahabad High Court Acquits 3 Men After 43 Years, Finds Serious Doubts In Prosecution's Evidence
Wife's Prolonged Refusal Of Physical Relations With Husband Without Valid Reason Is Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Divorce
“Years Of Consensual Relationship Cannot Become An Offence U/S 69 BNS”: Karnataka HC Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Male Doctor
498A Acquittal Does Not Prove Wife Filed False Dowry Case: Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Husband Divorce
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Husband Wins Divorce On Cruelty Grounds, Yet Ordered To Pay Wife â‚ą36.25 Lakh Alimony? Patna High Court Explains Why
A husband secures divorce after years of marital disputes, but must still pay ₹36.25 lakh as permanent alimony. Why did the Patna High Court impose this financial obligation…
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False Rape Case Over Personal Enmity? Allahabad High Court Acquits 3 Men After 43 Years, Finds Serious Doubts In Prosecution's Evidence
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Wife's Prolonged Refusal Of Physical Relations With Husband Without Valid Reason Is Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Divorce
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“Years Of Consensual Relationship Cannot Become An Offence U/S 69 BNS”: Karnataka HC Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Male Doctor
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498A Acquittal Does Not Prove Wife Filed False Dowry Case: Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Husband Divorce
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Husband And Family Acquitted In 498A, Still Dragged Into A DV Case On Same Allegations? Chhattisgarh High Court Says Wife Can Proceed
The Chhattisgarh High Court held that a husband and his family’s acquittal under Section 498A IPC does not automatically prevent the wife from proceeding under Section 12 of the…
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Can A Husband’s Business Money Demand Become A 498A Case Even If It Is Not Dowry? Jharkhand High Court Answers
Does Section 498A IPC apply when money demanded from a wife’s family is allegedly for the husband’s business and not specifically called dowry? The Jharkhand High Court has…
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False Attempt-To-Murder Case | Husband Forced Wife To Consume Baygon Insecticide? Delhi HC Acquits Husband After 22 Years
Delhi High Court acquitted a husband convicted of attempting to murder his wife by allegedly forcing her to consume Baygon insecticide. The Court found the prosecution evidence…
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Husband Cannot Force Wife To Look After His Old Parents Or Do Household Chores: Karnataka High Court Upholds Maintenance
Can a husband expect his wife to seek permission before visiting her parents or insist that she take care of his parents and household? The Karnataka High Court answered these…
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Sex Between Spouses After Separation Does Not Mean Cruelty Was Forgiven: Calcutta High Court Upholds Husband’s Divorce Over Wife’s Mental Cruelty
Can a few instances of living together or having sex after separation wipe out earlier matrimonial cruelty? The Calcutta High Court has explained why such temporary reconciliation…
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Wife Pressuring Husband To Leave His Widowed Mother Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce Decree In Husband’s Favour
Can Wife Force Husband To Leave His Dependent Widowed Mother? The Calcutta High Court has now upheld the husband’s divorce after examining years of matrimonial disputes and…
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Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance Even If Wife Is Enrolled As An Advocate: Telangana High Court
Husband had already got his practising advocate wife’s ₹20,000 monthly maintenance removed—so what brought the liability back years later? Telangana High Court restored the 2013…