High Court Legal News

Husband Living In A Different Room from His Wife Under The Same Roof Is Cruelty? Karnataka High Court Answers

The Karnataka High Court held that a husband and wife occupying separate rooms in the same house does not, by itself, establish matrimonial cruelty. However, the Court said the arrangement can be considered along with prolonged marital discord, allegations of abuse and neglect, estrangement and failed reconciliation. Looking at the cumulative circumstances in this case, the High Court upheld the divorce granted on the ground of mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.

False DV Case | "Husband’s Sisters Lived Separately, So Question Of Torture Does Not Arise": Gujarat High Court Quashes Case

498A / 85 BNS Cannot Be Used Against Husband’s Girlfriend Or Students; They Are Not 'Relatives': Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case

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 Domestic Violence Act. The Court explained that Section 498A IPC and the DV Act operate in different fields and have distinct purposes; therefore, an earlier criminal acquittal does not by itself make the subsequent DV proceedings illegal.

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 explained why the legal test is wider than a traditional dowry demand.

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 insufficient to establish the necessary intention or knowledge for attempt to murder and gave the husband the benefit of doubt, bringing the long-running case to an end.

Husband Can’t Be Stripped Of Right To Travel Abroad Merely Because Wife Filed Domestic Violence Case: Madras High Court

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 questions while refusing to reduce ₹9,000 monthly maintenance awarded to the wife and minor daughter of a man working as a coolie.

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 does not automatically amount to forgiveness, while upholding a divorce decree granted to the husband for mental cruelty.