Can one incident of domestic quarrel become cruelty under 498A? Jharkhand High Court says No. One small household fight or one abusive exchange cannot automatically be treated as…
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 extend…
Can one incident of domestic quarrel become cruelty under 498A? Jharkhand High Court says No. One small household fight or one abusive exchange cannot automatically be treated as…
Can a prime accused in her husband’s alleged honeymoon murder get bail because police failed to properly communicate arrest grounds? Meghalaya Police has now moved the Supreme…
Can a yoga teacher be convicted when the complainant does not testify? Goa court says No, and acquits the accused after holding that the US national complainant was the best…
Can a broken marriage be treated as cruelty by the husband? Jharkhand High Court said No, holding that no talking terms, emotional distance, or refusal to live together cannot by…
Can IVF be denied only because the husband crossed the age limit? The Calcutta High Court held that IVF/ART treatment cannot be denied when the wife is legally eligible and…
Can a husband and his lawyers face contempt for filing the wife’s intimate photos in a divorce case? Delhi High Court strongly disapproved the act but refused contempt action…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to a music director after noting that both parties were adults, were in a live-in relationship, got engaged, and the FIR came after…
Can a husband deny maintenance because his wife is educated and capable of earning? Allahabad High Court said No. A qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance unless her…
Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first…
