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Bombay High Court Protects Property Rights Against Misuse of DV Act

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) has ruled that a widowed sister-in-law cannot claim residence rights in a portion of property that has been validly bequeathed through a Will. While upholding her limited right to reside in the “shared household,” the Court carefully modified the order to ensure the applicant brother’s property rights are respected. […]

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Ashish S/O Chandrakant Chouhan vs Mohini Wd/O Mukesh Chouhan And Anohter

Court: Bombay High Court Bench: Hon’ble Urmila Joshi-phalke, J. Ashish S/O Chandrakant Chouhan vs Mohini Wd/O Mukesh Chouhan And Anohter On 16 September 2025 Law Point: Right to reside in shared household extends to past domestic relationships under DV Act JUDGEMENT 1. By this revision, the applicant has challenged judgment and order dated 17.8.2022 passed […]

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Supreme Court Cautions Against Turning Bail Orders into Marital Settlements

The Supreme Court has set aside a condition imposed by the Jharkhand High Court that made the grant of anticipatory bail dependent on the husband resuming marital life with his wife. The apex court observed that such a condition is beyond the legal scope and could create further complications. Brief Facts of the Case Anil […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies: DV Act Cases Can Be Quashed by High Courts

Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that men facing false domestic violence (DV) cases can approach the High Court to get them quashed under Section 482 CrPC. Earlier, many High Courts wrongly believed that DV Act cases are civil in nature and can’t be quashed. The Supreme Court has now made it clear—DV cases, even […]

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Court Allows Mother-in-law’s DV Case Against Daughter-in-law – But What About False Cases Against Men?

Summary In this case, the Allahabad High Court refused to cancel the domestic violence case filed by a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and her family. The court said that even a mother-in-law can file a case under the Domestic Violence Act if she is harassed. But the background shows a deeper issue: misuse of laws […]

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Advocate Ramesh & Anr. Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Ors.

Court: BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE A.P. Bhangale ADVOCATE RAMESH & ANR. Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. On 13 June 2011 Law Point: “Reside” — Meaning of expression — It implies something more than a casual stay and concrete intention to remain at particular place but not merely to pay casual or flying visit […]

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Interim and Ex-Parte Orders in Domestic Violence Case – FAQs

Interim and Ex-Parte Orders in Domestic Violence Case – FAQs I don’t know how many people are aware that initially, maintenance provisions like CrPC 488 of the Old Criminal Procedure Code and CrPC 125 did not have a provision for interim maintenance. The same was added later as it was seen that there was a tendency […]

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Compensation Order under Domestic Violence Act – FAQs

Compensation Order under Domestic Violence Act Compensation Orders under the Domestic Violence Act were envisaged, as DV is a comprehensive act to provide all remedies in one application to the aggrieved woman. So, among other things, a woman can also seek compensation for injuries and distress. There are many queries around the same, mainly because […]

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Vague Allegations does not constitute prima facie case of DV

CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Goutam Bhaduri Nafisa Anjum & Ors. Vs. State Of Chhattisgarh & Anr. On 26 September 2018 Law Point: Omnibus allegations against petitioners — No averments that petitioners were part of shared household — Petitioners are not residing with husband of complainant/respondent and/or in any part of shared household — Domestic relationship […]

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Shared Household only where Aggrieved Person Continuously Resides

Delhi High Court JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Vijay Verma Vs State Nct Of Delhi & Anr. On 13 August 2010 Law Point: ‘At any point of time’ cannot be defined as ‘at any point of time in the past’ but where aggrieved person has been continuously living in shared household as a matter of right […]

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