The Delhi High Court reaffirmed that when a spouse conceals their income, courts can assess earning capacity based on lifestyle, conduct, and circumstantial evidence with theâŚ
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
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 extendâŚ
The Delhi High Court reaffirmed that when a spouse conceals their income, courts can assess earning capacity based on lifestyle, conduct, and circumstantial evidence with theâŚ
False Promise to Marry Case: Justice Ravinder Dudeja held that every failed relationship cannot be branded as rape. WhatsApp chats and evidence showed the relationship wasâŚ
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court held that refusing to marry cannot be treated as abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC. The Court quashed the FIR against PunjabâŚ
The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside the termination of a university professor accused of sexual harassment, noting that his relationship with the complainant existed longâŚ
The Supreme Court acquits husband after 26 years in a dowry and cruelty case, warning that Section 498A IPC is being âcruelly misusedâ to harass husbands and their familiesâŚ
After an elderly man gave up his job opportunity to help his widowed daughter-in-law, she left and remarried. The High Court restored justice, directing salary deduction toâŚ
The Bombay High Court ruled that taunting wife for her complexion is not âcrueltyâ under Section 498A IPC. Justice S.M. Modak set aside the husbandâs conviction, finding no strongâŚ
A landmark reminder by the Apex Court that laws meant to protect children should not destroy families. The Kirubakaran case shows why India needs a more humane, context-basedâŚ
The Delhi High Court held that a daughter-in-lawâs right to residence in a shared house is only a protective rightânot ownershipâand must be balanced with senior citizensâ rightâŚ
