Can a daughter-in-law continue staying in her in-laws’ house by claiming it as a shared household? Or do senior citizens have a stronger legal right to live peacefully in their…
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 a daughter-in-law continue staying in her in-laws’ house by claiming it as a shared household? Or do senior citizens have a stronger legal right to live peacefully in their…
Can a man lose his freedom even when medical reports show no signs of sexual intercourse? The Uttarakhand High Court granted bail after noting that the medical record reportedly…
When spouses stop emotionally functioning as a family, does the law still force continuation of marriage? The Supreme Court upheld divorce after marital breakdown, but removed…
Can merely naming a wife in a husband’s suicide note become enough to prosecute her for abetment of suicide? The Calcutta High Court held that a suicide note alone is not…
Madras High Court held that a wife staying at her parental home during pregnancy and childbirth cannot automatically be treated as deserting her husband. How long must a husband…
The Allahabad High Court acquitted three men in a 4-decade-old gang rape case after holding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Is acquittal after…
The Supreme Court refused to extend Section 13(2)(iii) HMA to husbands, holding that the special provision remains available only to wives. Can A Husband Continue Paying…
The Telangana High Court upheld the wife’s conviction for stabbing her husband to death, but reduced her sentence to fine, calling it a spur-of-the-moment act. Can a husband lose…
Can A Husband Be Dragged Into Years Of Maintenance Litigation Even After A Marriage Lasting Barely One Month? The Allahabad High Court says Yes, holding that maintenance…
