Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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It doesn’t begin with a confession. It begins with silence, secrecy, and small behavioural shifts most husbands dismiss. Sometimes, that silence can be a quiet cover for adultery. If you’ve sensed something changing but can’t prove it, this breakdown may explain more than you expect. NEW DELHI: Most men who come to me for legal […]
The Supreme Court has ended a marriage that had broken down long ago. The couple had been living separately for almost 15 years. Using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court dissolved the marriage and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crores as permanent alimony to the wife and their son, […]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the Family Court’s decision to admit WhatsApp chats, allegedly showing a wife’s extramarital relationship, as evidence in divorce proceedings. Despite objections around privacy and data collection without consent, the Court emphasized the broader need for fair trial and held that Family Courts may admit relevant material—even if such evidence […]
The laws in India related to Divorce were not codified for most religions till not a long time ago. Hindu Males were allowed unlimited polygamy till 1955 and till 1939 a Muslim Woman could not seek divorce from her husband basis their personal laws. Amongst the talks of Uniform Civil Code in the background, which […]
Court:Andhra High Court Bench: JUSTICE B Nazki Singana Naga Nooka Chakrarao vs State Of A.P. on 4 April, 2007 Law Point: Woman should be enticed or taken away for purpose of making her have illicit intercourse with another person. Petitioner Acquitted. JUDGEMENT 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. The petitioner-accused was tried for offences […]
Marital Rape – Marriage, Sex and My Choice Marital Rape is defined as an act of sexual intercourse with one’s spouse without the consent of the other spouse. It is quite a recent phenomenon that has caught the Western world’s fancy. Till the 1970s, very few countries considered marital Rape as a crime, and now talks […]
Pardon me for paraphrasing a well-known maxim- ‘rex non potest peccare’ or ‘the King can do no wrong’ to suit the context, but allow me to elaborate. ‘Sovereign immunity’ is a legal doctrine by which the King/ Crown/ President/ State cannot commit a legal wrong, i.e. they are immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. The […]
I have been attached to a few Men’s Rights Groups. Overall, the group mood is that Man should not file for divorce as he is unlikely to get the same and should contest tooth and nail if filed by a wife. So much so that in the cases of Adultery as well, when there are […]
Amongst the various grounds of divorce available in Hindu Marriage Act and other enactments is the ground of Adultery. The divorce on grounds of adultery is based on the principle that marriage gives an assurance that the other person is in a state of equitable with you. And when an erring spouse so breaks the […]
Adultery means having a sexual relationship with someone other than your husband or wife while you’re still married. In India, adultery is no longer a criminal offence, but it still plays a major role in divorce proceedings. If your spouse cheats on you, you can file for divorce. At the same time, if you are […]