The Kerala High Court held that under the Divorce Act, a wife who deserted her husband without reasonable cause is not entitled to maintenance, sets aside the past maintenance…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
A father claimed custody of his young son as his natural guardian, but the Madras High Court ordered him to return the child to the mother. Why was his legal claim rejected, and…
The Kerala High Court held that under the Divorce Act, a wife who deserted her husband without reasonable cause is not entitled to maintenance, sets aside the past maintenance…
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a wife living separately to continue her job cannot be forced to return under restitution of conjugal rights. The Court said marriage today…
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a notarised affidavit is not a valid way to dissolve a marriage. Without legal proof of divorce, a man cannot be forced to pay maintenance as a…
The Kerala High Court held that Section 498A IPC cannot be invoked when the marriage itself is annulled by a competent court. In absence of a valid marital relationship, criminal…
The Karnataka High Court refused to interfere with the acquittal of a man accused of rape on the promise of marriage, after the complainant herself admitted she was unwilling to…
The Gujarat High Court set aside kidnapping and atrocity convictions against two young men who only helped a distressed girl. The Court warned that rigid age-based laws are…
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that hiding a prior live-in relationship before marriage is fraud under Hindu marriage law and upheld annulment. The Court also said such…
In a case arising from a matrimonial dispute, the Bombay High Court rejected anticipatory bail sought by the husband’s parents. The Court held that serious allegations, prima…
The Madras High Court set aside a father’s POCSO conviction, holding that the case arose from matrimonial disputes and a pending divorce. The court found the testimony exaggerated…
