Landmark Ruling | 498A (Cruelty Charges) Applies Even in Live-In Relationships and Void Marriages: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…
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No Proof of Stalking or Sexual Intent. Girl Herself Sent the Friend Request: Pune Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Bus Driver Accused Under POCSO Act
A Pune court has acquitted a young bus driver accused of online stalking and sexual harassment of a 13-year-old student….
Bengaluru Court Stops Daughter-in-Law From Entering Property: Father-in-Law Gets Urgent Injunction Amid Divorce Dispute
A Bengaluru court granted an urgent injunction restraining a daughter-in-law from entering the disputed property. The father-in-law secured relief through…
Mother Sentenced to Death for Killing 11-Year-Old Daughter After Child Saw Her With Lover: Bihar Court
An Araria court awarded the death penalty to 35-year-old Poonam Devi for poisoning and nearly beheading her minor daughter after…
Kerala High Court Slams Muslim Husband for Dodging Maintenance to 1st Wife: “If You Can’t Do Justice to 2 Wives, Marry Only 1”
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to his first wife by saying he must…
False 498A Case | “No Clear Proof, No Conviction”: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws After Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Testimony
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s…
Maintenance Battle | Husband Must Earn Even by Physical Labour to Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court upheld the Family Court’s order directing a husband to pay ₹2,500 monthly maintenance to his wife,…
Forcing A Dead Marriage To Survive Is Cruelty: MP High Court Grants Divorce Despite Wife’s 2nd Marriage
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that refusing divorce in a completely broken marriage only increases suffering for both spouses….
Wife Claiming ‘I Do Not Remember’ Overnight Stays With Another Man Raises Judicial Suspicion: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Granted To The Husband
The Delhi High Court upheld a divorce after finding that the Wife’s repeated claim of “not remembering” overnight stays with…
Celina Jaitly Accuses Husband of Abuse: Files ₹50 Crore Domestic Violence Case in Mumbai Court
Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly has filed a domestic violence case against her husband Peter Haag, demanding ₹50 crore compensation along…