Husband’s Bigamy Is Emotional Domestic Violence For Wife: Ahmedabad Court Orders Man To Pay ₹65,000 Monthly To His Wife
Holding that a husband’s alleged second marriage can cause serious emotional harm to the first wife, the Ahmedabad Court granted…
Tag: Section 494 IPC
Can In-Laws Be Prosecuted For Husband’s Second Marriage U/S 498A & 494 IPC? Supreme Court Answers In Bigamy And Cruelty Proceedings
Did the husband’s relatives know about the second marriage? Is that enough to send them to trial? The Supreme Court…
Mere Knowledge Of Husband’s Second Marriage Not Enough To Incriminate In-Laws: Supreme Court Quashes 498A And Bigamy Proceedings
The Supreme Court held that common intention cannot be presumed from mere presence or awareness. Why are innocent relatives still…
Married Persons Have No Legal Right to Enter into a Live-In Relationship Without First Obtaining a Divorce: Allahabad High Court Rejects Protection to Married Live-In Couple
Does personal liberty under Article 21 allow a person to enter a live-in relationship despite an existing marriage? The Allahabad…
Live-In Relationship With Another Woman Not Bigamy As It Is ≠ 2nd Marriage: Karnataka High Court Quashes Wife’s Case Against 73-Year-Old Husband
Can a live-in relationship be called bigamy under law? Karnataka High Court gives a clear answer that may surprise many….
No Sacred Fire, No Saptapadi | Bigamy and Cruelty Charges Fail: Calcutta High Court Says Stamp Paper Agreement Cannot Create a Valid Hindu Marriage
Can a marriage be created merely by signing a stamp paper agreement? The Calcutta High Court held that without essential…
Delhi Court Summons Wife for Bigamy U/S 496 IPC After Husband Proves He Was Misled About Her Divorce Status
A Delhi court found prima facie evidence that a husband was deceived into marriage by falsely claiming the wife was…
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….
Married Woman Cannot Claim Safety for an Illicit Relationship: Allahabad High Court Refuses Protection to Live-In Couple
The Allahabad High Court denied protection to a woman and her partner who claim safety to be in a live-in…
Personal Law Is No Shield And Can’t Override the Special Marriage Act: Jharkhand High Court Slams Muslim Man For Hiding First Marriage
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that once a marriage is registered under the Special Marriage Act, personal laws like…
