Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
Can a husband's restitution of conjugal rights petition protect him from a 498A dowry case? The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied the husband relief but quashed the FIR against his…
Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first…
Can a husband’s phone chats with his bhabhi and engraving her son’s name on his hand become “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC? Bombay High Court said suspicion and moral…
Can wife get maintenance even if marriage is treated as invalid? MP High Court says Yes, holding that if marriage rituals were performed and a child was born, the woman’s…
The husband was not acquitted, but the MP High Court held that the case did not show clear murderous intent and therefore reduced the conviction from Section 304 Part-I IPC to…
Is a welfare scheme house in wife’s name not enough to protect husband from maintenance? Allahabad High Court said yes. Even though the wife had a house allotted under a welfare…
Karnataka High Court delivered an important reminder that maintenance law cannot become financial punishment for husbands when the wife is already earning enough. How long will…
Can a retired Army man avoid proper maintenance by saying he has only pension income? Allahabad High Court said wife and two minor children cannot be left with symbolic…
Can divorce petitions be treated like routine civil cases? Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says No, holding that matrimonial disputes require a sensitive approach, and…
The Jharkhand High Court upheld the husband’s divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, but still enhanced the wife’s permanent alimony to ₹40 lakh. Can a husband be forced…
