The Jharkhand High Court rejected a husband’s plea to annul his marriage on the ground that his wife had allegedly concealed a pre-existing medical condition affecting her ability…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
An 84-year-old man argued that his pension supported him and his ailing wife, yet he was ordered to pay ₹17,000 every month. Why did the Jharkhand High Court reject his appeal…
The Jharkhand High Court rejected a husband’s plea to annul his marriage on the ground that his wife had allegedly concealed a pre-existing medical condition affecting her ability…
Can a husband be ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh permanent alimony merely because the court assumes he must be earning well? The Bombay High Court has set aside such an award and…
The Delhi High Court reiterated that every matrimonial disagreement or ordinary family friction cannot be elevated into criminal cruelty under Section 498A IPC. Vague allegations,…
Nagpur’s Mankapur Police registered a case against a 26-year-old woman after a medical store owner alleged that she demanded ₹2.5 lakh from his wife and threatened to implicate…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined a bigamy allegation involving a married man who had allegedly eloped with his wife’s cousin. The Court considered whether the complainant…
The Chhattisgarh High Court granted divorce to a husband after finding that the wife’s conduct, viewed cumulatively, amounted to mental cruelty. The Court considered her repeated…
The Madras High Court granted bail to a man accused of sending intimate photographs of his former girlfriend to her prospective groom and their families, allegedly resulting in…
The Calcutta High Court commuted a man’s death sentence for murdering his wife to rigorous imprisonment for life. The High Court criticised the trial court for relying heavily on…
The Allahabad High Court acquitted the husband and his relatives in a decades-old dowry death case after finding that the prosecution failed to establish the essential link…
