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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Laws Meant for Protection Are Destroying Innocent Men. An FIR is filed and a man’s life collapses before any evidence is tested. This is not about rare misuse; it’s a growing legal reality every husband must understand before it’s too late. NEW DELHI: Walk into any criminal court dealing with matrimonial disputes, and a pattern becomes immediately visible. A man often accompanied by ageing parents is not […]
How Men Are Branded Guilty Even Before the First Hearing.Unverified rumours around actor Vijay have already triggered a nationwide judgment against him. But when courts have not spoken yet, why is the public so quick to convict a man without evidence? NEW DELHI: In India, a man does not need a conviction to be treated […]
Living abroad does not automatically protect an NRI husband from maintenance claims in India.But can Indian courts pass orders without proper jurisdiction and financial proof? Read the full legal position. NEW DELHI: When an NRI marriage collapses, the first shock is emotional.The second is legal.The third is financial — and often international. The most common […]
Family Courts have refused to provide year-wise divorce and alimony statistics under the RTI Act, citing technical grounds. Legal experts say the rejection contradicts the RTI Act, 2005 and binding Supreme Court precedents on judicial transparency. NEW DELHI: India speaks endlessly about transparency.But when hard data is sought about divorce litigation, Family Courts suddenly say: […]
Ancestral property is not a husband’s personal asset, yet many men are dragged into claims they never legally owned. This confusion quietly turns family property into a pressure tool against men during marital disputes. Can a Wife Claim Husband’s Ancestral Property in India?: A few years ago, a young professional from Delhi approached me in […]
Giving money to your wife every month is legal under tax law, but the same bank entries are increasingly being used by courts to fix long-term maintenance and alimony for husbands. What looks like support on paper quietly becomes a lifelong liability in practice. NEW DELHI: A recent wave of headlines warns Indian husbands: “If […]
Rajsthan High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Farjand Ali Ritu Khatri vs Navneet Khanna On January 20, 2026 Case Number: S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1083/2024 Neutral Citation: 2026:RJ-JD:2380 Judgement By way of filing the instant revision petition, the petitioner assails the impugned order dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Family Court No. 1, […]
Non-payment of maintenance can trigger coercive court action, including warrants and civil jail, even when inability—not refusal—is the cause. When a husband genuinely lacks income, the law still moves faster to punish than to verify hardship. Indian law often punishes financial distress first and verifies hardship later, leaving genuine cases trapped in enforcement abuse. New […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Hon’ble Madan Pal Singh, J. Madhu Alias Aruna Bhajpai vs. State of U.P. On December 8, 2025 Law Point: Judgement Heard Sri Prabhankar Srivastava, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Rajeev Sawhney, learned counsel for the revisionist, Ms. Sasmita Srivastava, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2, learned A.G.A. for […]
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 […]
