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High Court • Jan 15, 2026 • 38 reads

Wife Hide Her Age and Life Conviction for Lover’s Murder, Threatened to Kill Husband’s Family and Filed False Cases: Jharkhand HC Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty

The Jharkhand High Court upheld divorce in favour of a husband after finding that the wife concealed her real age and her life imprisonment conviction in a murder case before…

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

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Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

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Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

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84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

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Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

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…

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Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

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Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

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84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

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Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Wife Hide Her Age and Life Conviction for Lover’s Murder, Threatened to Kill Husband’s Family and Filed False Cases: Jharkhand HC Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty

The Jharkhand High Court upheld divorce in favour of a husband after finding that the wife concealed her real age and her life imprisonment conviction in a murder case before…

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Jan 15, 2026 33

Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove cruelty or abetment of suicide under Sections 498A…

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Jan 15, 2026 28

Wife Calls Husband Paaltoo Chooha, Beats Him Before Mother & Asks To Separate From Old Parents: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Divorce Over Mental Cruelty

The Chhattisgarh High Court confirmed divorce after finding that forcing a husband to leave his parents and humiliating him amounted to mental cruelty. Despite the wife being a…

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Jan 14, 2026 40

Mother Who Gave Child’s Custody to Father During Divorce Cannot Claim Priority Later: Gujarat High Court Upholds Father’s Rights

The Gujarat High Court upheld the father’s custody of a child below five years after the mother had voluntarily handed over custody during divorce. The Court ruled that child…

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Allahabad High Court Reopens Maintenance Case Against Husband, Rejects Loan Deductions, Orders Fresh Decision Ignoring Wife’s High Qualification

The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order denying maintenance to a wife and awarding a very low amount to a minor son. The Court held that salary deductions and…

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Accessing Wife’s Intimate Photographs With Ex-Boyfriend From Her Phone & Threatening To Circulate Them Amounts To Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court Grants Divorce

Jharkhand High Court granted divorce to a woman after holding that sharing her pre-marriage photos and humiliating her amounted to mental cruelty. The Court said once trust is…

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Father’s Visitation Right Cut Despite No Proven Guilt Citing Child Welfare: Delhi HC Admits Innocent Acts Are Painted Wrongly Against Men

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Father’s Visitation Right Cut Despite No Proven Guilt Citing Child Welfare: Delhi HC Admits Innocent Acts Are Painted Wrongly Against Men

The Delhi High Court dismissed a father’s appeal against reduction of his visitation rights, holding that interim access can be curtailed based on allegations and surrounding…

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Refusal to Marry Is Not Suicide Abetment. You Can’t Jail a Man for Saying ‘NO’ In Love Affair: Gauhati High Court Quashes IPC 306 Charge

The Gauhati High Court ruled that a failed love affair or refusal to marry cannot automatically make a man guilty of abetment of suicide. While IPC 306 was quashed for lack of…

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Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A, Not Rape U/S 375 IPC Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but cannot be treated as rape because of the marital exception under…

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Wife Hide Her Age and Life Conviction for Lover’s Murder, Threatened to Kill Husband’s Family and Filed False Cases: Jharkhand HC Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty

Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law

Wife Calls Husband Paaltoo Chooha, Beats Him Before Mother & Asks To Separate From Old Parents: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Divorce Over Mental Cruelty

Mother Who Gave Child’s Custody to Father During Divorce Cannot Claim Priority Later: Gujarat High Court Upholds Father’s Rights

Allahabad High Court Reopens Maintenance Case Against Husband, Rejects Loan Deductions, Orders Fresh Decision Ignoring Wife’s High Qualification

Landmark Rulings & Statutory Quashings

Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

Wife Hide Her Age and Life Conviction for Lover’s Murder, Threatened to Kill Husband’s Family and Filed False Cases: Jharkhand HC Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty

Vague Dowry Harassment Claims Can’t Sustain 498A & Abetment Of Suicide Conviction: HP High Court Exposes Abuse of Law

Wife Calls Husband Paaltoo Chooha, Beats Him Before Mother & Asks To Separate From Old Parents: Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Divorce Over Mental Cruelty

Mother Who Gave Child’s Custody to Father During Divorce Cannot Claim Priority Later: Gujarat High Court Upholds Father’s Rights

Allahabad High Court Reopens Maintenance Case Against Husband, Rejects Loan Deductions, Orders Fresh Decision Ignoring Wife’s High Qualification

Accessing Wife’s Intimate Photographs With Ex-Boyfriend From Her Phone & Threatening To Circulate Them Amounts To Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court Grants Divorce

Father’s Visitation Right Cut Despite No Proven Guilt Citing Child Welfare: Delhi HC Admits Innocent Acts Are Painted Wrongly Against Men

Refusal to Marry Is Not Suicide Abetment. You Can’t Jail a Man for Saying ‘NO’ In Love Affair: Gauhati High Court Quashes IPC 306 Charge

Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A, Not Rape U/S 375 IPC Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court