August 1, 2025 -

Bombay High Court: Husband’s Friend Not Liable Under Section 498A for Cruelty

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by Matrimonial Advocates

A friend cannot be said to be a relative as he is neither a blood relative nor does he have any relation through marriage or adoption, the Court noted. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that a husband’s friend is not liabl...

Bombay High Court: Wife’s Allegation Not Defamatory

Posted on August 1, 2025February 14, 2026 by Matrimonial Advocates

The Court held that the wife cannot be prosecuted for defamation for making such an allegation in her pleadings in the matrimonial case against her husband. The Bombay High Court recently held that a wife’s allegation of her husband’s imp...