The instant FIR was nothing, but a shot fired by the husband from his wife’s shoulders to espouse his own interest in the father’s property. In a case before the Bombay High Court, a woman lodged an FIR against her in-laws under various sections of t...
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The High Court ruled that a divorce petition is centered around the couple who entered into matrimony and a third party [adulterer] has no locus. The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that an alleged adulterer does not need to be included in divorc...
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The woman had moved courts in different states alleging that the man had cheated her by obtaining the decree of mutual consent divorce through fraud. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently imposed a ₹50,000 fine on a woman for filing a criminal c...
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The Court noted that the provision is gender-specific and that only a male person can be held liable under this Section. The Calcutta High Court recently noted that, in the case of Susmita Pandit vs. State of West Bengal & Another, a woman cannot...
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The Court also upheld the family court’s order directing him to pay ₹25,000 per month to his wife and ₹20,000 per month to his son as maintenance under Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Uttarakhand High Court recently noted tha...
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High Court granted relief to a man accused of rape of a woman he late married. The Delhi High Court recently ruled that if a first information report (FIR) is lodged before the new criminal laws take effect, any anticipatory bail plea filed on or aft...
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The Court said that the petitioner would be required to approach the competent court for permission only in case of a plan to go abroad. The recent ruling by the Allahabad High Court states that individuals facing pending criminal cases are not requi...
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The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an application made by a woman under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, cannot be dismissed by the trial court without first issuing a notice to the respondents or conducting an inquiry. ...
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The Delhi High Court has decided that in custody disputes, a parent who does not have custody of their child should have the right to visit in order to maintain their relationship. The Court stressed that shared parenting should be the usual practice...
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The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the court within whose jurisdiction the first wife has taken up permanent residence after the commission of alleged offences under Sections 494 and 495 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can try those offences. A b...
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