The High Court upheld a family court’s decision to dismiss a woman’s plea for interim or final maintenance from her husband. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently emphasized that the maintenance provision under Section 125 of the Criminal ...
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Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a man arrested by the Pune police in a rape case. On Thursday, the Bombay High Court declared that a married woman cannot claim that she was deceived into con...
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The Madras High Court recently granted a divorce to the husband, ruling that a wife’s threats to commit suicide constitute cruelty. Justice S. Srimathy noted that within just 8 months of marriage, the husband had written letters to his mother d...
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The Supreme Court reiterated that there is no limitation on quashing criminal proceedings even after a charge sheet has been filed. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal made this observation while quashing a domestic cruelty cas...
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“For the act of cruelty committed, once arrest of parents of a spouse is caused on false allegations or allegations found to be false during a criminal trial, no further or strict proof of cruelty may be prescribed or applied by Courts.” Allahabad Hi...
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On Monday, September 23, the Bombay High Court overturned the conviction of a husband found guilty of abetting his wife’s suicide through torture, asserting that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not encompass every case of haras...
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The Delhi High Court affirmed that a husband is obligated to provide maintenance for his wife and children, regardless of whether the wife is able-bodied and can earn a living. The Court highlighted that the Petitioner not only disrespects his wife b...
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The Delhi High Court recently noted that a husband’s cohabitation with another woman and fathering a child with her subjects the wife to domestic violence under the Domestic Violence Act. Justice Subramonium Prasad made this observation while d...
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The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a wife cannot be denied maintenance simply because she seeks a divorce after separating from her husband for legitimate reasons. Justice Amit Mahajan also stressed that a wife’s educational background al...
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Allahabad High Court directed for constitution of a team of doctors by the CMO within a period of one week from the date of certified copy of this order is served on the said authority. Allahabad High Court: In an appeal filed by the wife under Secti...
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