The Court said there must be references to specific words used, contextual details or any gestures that could demonstrate a criminal intent to insult the modesty. The Supreme Court recently ruled that Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which...
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On Thursday, January 24, the Supreme Court expressed serious concerns over the extensive delays by Bar Councils in verifying advocates’ law degrees and enrolments. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay ...
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The Delhi High Court has upheld that men have an equal right to legal protection against cruelty and violence, just like women. Justice Swarana Kanta dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a wife who caused burn injuries to her husband by pouring bo...
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The Court said that while sweeping allegations against the husband’s in-laws will not stand, such allegations must be examined on a case-to-case basis rather than viewing them as false as a thumb rule. The Kerala High Court recently observed th...
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On December 10, the Supreme Court dismissed a Section 498-A IPC (cruelty) case filed against a husband and his in-laws, emphasizing concerns about the growing trend of implicating an entire husband’s family in matrimonial disputes. The Court st...
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The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that a man cannot be held liable for abetment of suicide merely because a woman ended her life after their long-term relationship ended. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke granted relief to a man ...
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The court ruled that a woman cannot seek reinstatement or alternative accommodation under the Domestic Violence Act after a divorce. The Kerala High Court has ruled that reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act),...
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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India declared that bail in marital disputes should not be dependent on conditions such as mandatory maintenance payments. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti set aside a P...
Read MoreThe Patna High Court held that Section 320 of the Cr.P.C. does not bar the quashing of a matrimonial dispute under Section 482 Cr.P.C., even in cases involving non-compoundable offences under Sections 498(A) and 34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dow...
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The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed an FIR lodged by a judicial officer against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of cruelty and other offences, deeming it a retaliatory act in a matrimonial dispute. A division bench of Justice A.S. Chandurk...
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