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High Court • Jan 02, 2026 • 8 reads

Wife of a Murdered Husband Outshines Uncle in the ‘Closest Legal Heir Test’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC When She Chooses Not to Pursue the Case: Allahabad High Court

When the wife of a murdered man chooses not to pursue criminal proceedings, an uncle cannot claim “victim” status. The Allahabad High Court held that the closest legal heir’s…

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

High Court Oct 17, 2026

Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release

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High Court Oct 17, 2026

Section 69 BNS | Transgender Woman Cannot Invoke False Promise of Marriage Provision Against Man: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail

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High Court Oct 17, 2026

Section 498A IPC | Cruelty Allegations Over Unproved Additional Dowry Demand Cannot Sustain Conviction: AP High Court Acquits Husband After 17 Years

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Legal Update Oct 16, 2026

BREAKING | Snakebite Murder: Wife And Her Lover Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband By Meerut Sessions Court

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High Court Oct 16, 2026

86% Disabled Husband Harassed and Humiliated By Ex-Wife And Relatives? Delhi High Court Orders Fresh Examination Of His Disability Harassment Plea

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High Court • Oct 17, 2026

Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release

A husband was kept in continuous custody through 23 separate orders of 30 days each for unpaid maintenance to his wife and daughter. Can a Family Court repeatedly extend…

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High Court Oct 17, 2026

Section 69 BNS | Transgender Woman Cannot Invoke False Promise of Marriage Provision Against Man: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail

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High Court Oct 17, 2026

Section 498A IPC | Cruelty Allegations Over Unproved Additional Dowry Demand Cannot Sustain Conviction: AP High Court Acquits Husband After 17 Years

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Legal Update Oct 16, 2026

BREAKING | Snakebite Murder: Wife And Her Lover Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband By Meerut Sessions Court

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High Court Oct 16, 2026

86% Disabled Husband Harassed and Humiliated By Ex-Wife And Relatives? Delhi High Court Orders Fresh Examination Of His Disability Harassment Plea

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Jan 02, 2026 8

Wife of a Murdered Husband Outshines Uncle in the ‘Closest Legal Heir Test’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC When She Chooses Not to Pursue the Case: Allahabad High Court

When the wife of a murdered man chooses not to pursue criminal proceedings, an uncle cannot claim “victim” status. The Allahabad High Court held that the closest legal heir’s…

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High Court

Dec 31, 2025 10

From Jail to Justice: POCSO Case Falls Apart After Prosecutrix Admits False Rape Allegations, J&K High Court Intervenes

A serious POCSO prosecution unravelled in open court as the prosecutrix withdrew rape allegations, key witnesses failed the prosecution, and forensic evidence offered no…

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When Courts Take Years, Men Pay the Price: Allahabad HC Rules Interim Maintenance Payable from Date of Application

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Dec 31, 2025 16

When Courts Take Years, Men Pay the Price: Allahabad HC Rules Interim Maintenance Payable from Date of Application

By making interim maintenance payable from the application date, the Allahabad High Court has effectively converted years of court delay into sudden financial liability for…

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High Court

Dec 30, 2025 11

498A Cannot Be Used As Revenge, 2nd Marriage Triggered Fake Dowry Case: J&K High Court Quashes FIR

The J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed a 498A dowry FIR, holding it to be a retaliatory case filed after the husband’s second marriage. The Court stressed that vague, delayed, and…

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High Court

Dec 30, 2025 4

Wife Killed Over Affair, Facebook Posts? Karnataka High Court Acquits Husband Says Innocent Men Cannot Be Jailed on Assumptions

The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. The…

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High Court

Dec 30, 2025 10

Child Maintenance | Working Mothers Can’t Be Forced To Exhaust Themselves. Fathers Can’t Evade Responsibility: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court ruled that a working mother seeking child maintenance is not misusing the law. And held that a qualified father cannot escape child maintenance. NEW DELHI: The…

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Supreme Court

Dec 29, 2025 11

Consensual Love Branded As Rape: Supreme Court Uses Article 142 And Quashes Man’s Conviction Over False Marriage Promise

The Supreme Court set aside a rape conviction after noting the case arose from a consensual relationship that later turned into marriage. Using Article 142, the Court quashed the…

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Mumbai Court Twist: 2nd Husband Takes Wife’s 1st Husband’s Side, Woman Loses 17-Year-Old Domestic Violence Case

In a rare twist, a woman’s second husband testified in favour of her first husband in a Mumbai court. The court ruled she is not entitled to maintenance after confirming her…

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Supreme Court

Dec 26, 2025 12

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law

The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute them under Section 498A IPC. Vague and general…

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Wife of a Murdered Husband Outshines Uncle in the ‘Closest Legal Heir Test’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC When She Chooses Not to Pursue the Case: Allahabad High Court

From Jail to Justice: POCSO Case Falls Apart After Prosecutrix Admits False Rape Allegations, J&K High Court Intervenes

When Courts Take Years, Men Pay the Price: Allahabad HC Rules Interim Maintenance Payable from Date of Application

498A Cannot Be Used As Revenge, 2nd Marriage Triggered Fake Dowry Case: J&K High Court Quashes FIR

Wife Killed Over Affair, Facebook Posts? Karnataka High Court Acquits Husband Says Innocent Men Cannot Be Jailed on Assumptions

Landmark Rulings & Statutory Quashings

Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release

Section 69 BNS | Transgender Woman Cannot Invoke False Promise of Marriage Provision Against Man: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail

Section 498A IPC | Cruelty Allegations Over Unproved Additional Dowry Demand Cannot Sustain Conviction: AP High Court Acquits Husband After 17 Years

BREAKING | Snakebite Murder: Wife And Her Lover Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband By Meerut Sessions Court

86% Disabled Husband Harassed and Humiliated By Ex-Wife And Relatives? Delhi High Court Orders Fresh Examination Of His Disability Harassment Plea

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Husband Detained Through 23 Orders Over Maintenance Default: Jharkhand High Court Calls It Illegal Under Section 125(3) CrPC, Orders Immediate Release

Section 69 BNS | Transgender Woman Cannot Invoke False Promise of Marriage Provision Against Man: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail

Section 498A IPC | Cruelty Allegations Over Unproved Additional Dowry Demand Cannot Sustain Conviction: AP High Court Acquits Husband After 17 Years

BREAKING | Snakebite Murder: Wife And Her Lover Sentenced To Death For Killing Husband By Meerut Sessions Court

86% Disabled Husband Harassed and Humiliated By Ex-Wife And Relatives? Delhi High Court Orders Fresh Examination Of His Disability Harassment Plea

Wife of a Murdered Husband Outshines Uncle in the ‘Closest Legal Heir Test’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC When She Chooses Not to Pursue the Case: Allahabad High Court

From Jail to Justice: POCSO Case Falls Apart After Prosecutrix Admits False Rape Allegations, J&K High Court Intervenes

When Courts Take Years, Men Pay the Price: Allahabad HC Rules Interim Maintenance Payable from Date of Application

498A Cannot Be Used As Revenge, 2nd Marriage Triggered Fake Dowry Case: J&K High Court Quashes FIR

Wife Killed Over Affair, Facebook Posts? Karnataka High Court Acquits Husband Says Innocent Men Cannot Be Jailed on Assumptions

Child Maintenance | Working Mothers Can’t Be Forced To Exhaust Themselves. Fathers Can’t Evade Responsibility: Delhi High Court

Consensual Love Branded As Rape: Supreme Court Uses Article 142 And Quashes Man’s Conviction Over False Marriage Promise

Mumbai Court Twist: 2nd Husband Takes Wife’s 1st Husband’s Side, Woman Loses 17-Year-Old Domestic Violence Case

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law