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High Court • Sep 28, 2026 • 10 reads

Wife Falsely Accused Army Husband of Having an Affair With His Bhabhi: HP High Court Calls It a “Grave Assault on His Character” and Mental Cruelty, Upholds Divorce

Can a wife repeatedly accuse her Army officer husband of an illicit relationship with his sister-in-law and send those allegations to his military superiors without proving them?…

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Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards

High Court Oct 22, 2026

Husband Wins Divorce On Cruelty Grounds, Yet Ordered To Pay Wife ₹36.25 Lakh Alimony? Patna High Court Explains Why

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High Court Oct 22, 2026

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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High Court Oct 22, 2026

Wife's Prolonged Refusal Of Physical Relations With Husband Without Valid Reason Is Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Divorce

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High Court Oct 22, 2026

“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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High Court Oct 21, 2026

498A Acquittal Does Not Prove Wife Filed False Dowry Case: Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Husband Divorce

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High Court • Oct 22, 2026

Husband Wins Divorce On Cruelty Grounds, Yet Ordered To Pay Wife ₹36.25 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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High Court Oct 22, 2026

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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High Court Oct 22, 2026

Wife's Prolonged Refusal Of Physical Relations With Husband Without Valid Reason Is Mental Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Divorce

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High Court Oct 22, 2026

“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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High Court Oct 21, 2026

498A Acquittal Does Not Prove Wife Filed False Dowry Case: Chhattisgarh High Court Denies Husband Divorce

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Sep 28, 2026 10

Wife Falsely Accused Army Husband of Having an Affair With His Bhabhi: HP High Court Calls It a “Grave Assault on His Character” and Mental Cruelty, Upholds Divorce

Can a wife repeatedly accuse her Army officer husband of an illicit relationship with his sister-in-law and send those allegations to his military superiors without proving them?…

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False Domestic Violence Case? Faridabad Court Discharges Husband’s Family, Says Vague & Omnibus Allegations Not Enough to Proceed

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False Domestic Violence Case? Faridabad Court Discharges Husband’s Family, Says Vague & Omnibus Allegations Not Enough to Proceed

Can a wife keep the husband’s entire family in a domestic violence case without stating what each relative actually did? A Faridabad court has discharged three in-laws after…

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Sep 25, 2026 10

False DV Case | Wife Alleging That In-Laws Supported Husband Not Enough To Invoke Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court

Can in-laws face Domestic Violence Act proceedings merely because they allegedly supported the husband? The Karnataka High Court has drawn a clear line between specific acts of…

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Wife Calling Husband 'Black-Complexioned' And 'Fat' Not Enough To Prove Cruelty? Chhattisgarh HC Denies Divorce

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Sep 24, 2026 6

Wife Calling Husband 'Black-Complexioned' And 'Fat' Not Enough To Prove Cruelty? Chhattisgarh HC Denies Divorce

Can a husband get a divorce for cruelty when his wife allegedly mocks him as “black-complexioned” or “fatty-shaped”? The Chhattisgarh High Court said these allegations were not…

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Husband’s Girlfriend Is Not A ‘Relative’ Under Section 85 BNS: Karnataka HC Quashes Wife’s Cruelty Case Against Her

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Sep 24, 2026 9

Husband’s Girlfriend Is Not A ‘Relative’ Under Section 85 BNS: Karnataka HC Quashes Wife’s Cruelty Case Against Her

Can a wife bring her husband’s alleged girlfriend into a cruelty and dowry criminal case merely because she blames her for the breakdown of the marriage? The Karnataka High Court…

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False Rape Case | Why Did A Woman Willingly Go To A Hotel With A Stranger? Delhi Court Acquits Man As Evidence Fails

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Sep 24, 2026 7

False Rape Case | Why Did A Woman Willingly Go To A Hotel With A Stranger? Delhi Court Acquits Man As Evidence Fails

Can serious rape and blackmail allegations sustain a conviction when the FIR came more than four months later and the alleged objectionable video was never recovered? A Delhi…

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Wife Pressuring Husband To Leave Ageing Parents & Live Separately In Rented House Amounts To Cruelty: Madras HC Upholds Divorce

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Sep 23, 2026 9

Wife Pressuring Husband To Leave Ageing Parents & Live Separately In Rented House Amounts To Cruelty: Madras HC Upholds Divorce

Madras HC upholds divorce after finding that pressuring an only son to leave his ageing parents and live separately amounted to cruelty.

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Wife Taking Compassionate Job After Husband’s Death, Can't Abandon His Dependent Parents: Rajasthan HC Orders 25% Salary To Mother-In-Law

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Sep 23, 2026 14

Wife Taking Compassionate Job After Husband’s Death, Can't Abandon His Dependent Parents: Rajasthan HC Orders 25% Salary To Mother-In-Law

The Rajasthan High Court directed that 25% of a woman’s monthly salary, earned after she secured compassionate appointment following her husband’s death, be transferred to her…

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Rape Laws For Women Do Not Apply To Trans Women? J&K Court Answers While Granting Bail To Arrested Man

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Sep 19, 2026 9

Rape Laws For Women Do Not Apply To Trans Women? J&K Court Answers While Granting Bail To Arrested Man

Can a transgender woman invoke the same BNS rape provision available to a woman when the statute separately recognises transgender persons? A Jammu court granted bail to the…

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Wife Falsely Accused Army Husband of Having an Affair With His Bhabhi: HP High Court Calls It a “Grave Assault on His Character” and Mental Cruelty, Upholds Divorce

False Domestic Violence Case? Faridabad Court Discharges Husband’s Family, Says Vague & Omnibus Allegations Not Enough to Proceed

False DV Case | Wife Alleging That In-Laws Supported Husband Not Enough To Invoke Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court

Wife Calling Husband 'Black-Complexioned' And 'Fat' Not Enough To Prove Cruelty? Chhattisgarh HC Denies Divorce

Husband’s Girlfriend Is Not A ‘Relative’ Under Section 85 BNS: Karnataka HC Quashes Wife’s Cruelty Case Against Her

Landmark Rulings & Statutory Quashings

Husband Wins Divorce On Cruelty Grounds, Yet Ordered To Pay Wife ₹36.25 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 ₹36.25 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

Wife Falsely Accused Army Husband of Having an Affair With His Bhabhi: HP High Court Calls It a “Grave Assault on His Character” and Mental Cruelty, Upholds Divorce

False Domestic Violence Case? Faridabad Court Discharges Husband’s Family, Says Vague & Omnibus Allegations Not Enough to Proceed

False DV Case | Wife Alleging That In-Laws Supported Husband Not Enough To Invoke Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court

Wife Calling Husband 'Black-Complexioned' And 'Fat' Not Enough To Prove Cruelty? Chhattisgarh HC Denies Divorce

Husband’s Girlfriend Is Not A ‘Relative’ Under Section 85 BNS: Karnataka HC Quashes Wife’s Cruelty Case Against Her

False Rape Case | Why Did A Woman Willingly Go To A Hotel With A Stranger? Delhi Court Acquits Man As Evidence Fails

Wife Pressuring Husband To Leave Ageing Parents & Live Separately In Rented House Amounts To Cruelty: Madras HC Upholds Divorce

Wife Taking Compassionate Job After Husband’s Death, Can't Abandon His Dependent Parents: Rajasthan HC Orders 25% Salary To Mother-In-Law

Rape Laws For Women Do Not Apply To Trans Women? J&K Court Answers While Granting Bail To Arrested Man