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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Bombay High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Pravin S. Patil, J Vaibhav Gopaldas Mundada & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. On February 20, 2026. Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-NAG:2909-DB Case Number: Criminal Application (APL) No. 1349 of 2024 Judgement Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with consent of the learned Counsel for both sides. […]
Supreme Court Of India Bench: Hon’ble Justices B.V. Nagarathna & Ujjal Bhuyan CaseTitle: Anamika Jain Versus Dr. Atul Jain. On January 28, 2026 Case Number: Civil Appeal of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 5220 of 2024) The present appeal has been filed by the appellant – wife, aggrieved by the judgment dated 29.08.2018 […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Amit Mahajan, J Mrs. D J vs Mr. S J On December 23, 2025 Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:11985 Case Number: CRL.REV.P. 768/2023 Judgement The present revision petitions have been filed assailing the Order dated 18.05.2023 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’), passed by the learned Family Court in MT No. 330/2022 vide […]
Indian courts recognise education and earning capacity, yet husbands are still routinely ordered to pay maintenance.Interim orders, delays, and cautious judicial approaches continue to place the financial burden squarely on men. Educated Wife & Maintenance: Maintenance laws in India were enacted to prevent financial destitution and preserve basic human dignity after marital breakdown. They were […]
False cases don’t start with guilt — they start with blind trust. In India, believing “it won’t happen to me” is how innocent men lose everything. False 498A Cases & PoSH Misuse in India: Every man begins with a lie he tells himself: “It won’t happen to me.” He watches other men dragged into false […]
Maintenance is a noun that, in legal parlance, means the amount provided to distressed wives, children, or parents for their upkeep, support, or subsistence. This is a benevolent provision of law, as the law says that no person shall leave his wife, children or old parents at the mercy of others and unattended by him; […]