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The Allahabad High Court has held that when one spouse files a criminal case against the other, and both parties later apply for a mutual consent divorce, the court is obligated to grant the divorce by invoking the proviso to Section 14(1) of the Hin...

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed an Appeal of a wife against the Decree of Divorce passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that filing criminal ...

Such conduct cannot be left unchecked and has to be nipped in the bud, the Court said. A Delhi court has initiated suo motu proceedings against a woman who lodged a criminal case against her estranged husband after receiving ₹10 lakh — half of the mu...

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was considering a Petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections 376 and 506 RPC. The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed an FIR that alleged sexual harassment based on a f...

A man challenged a Family Court order granting maintenance to his ex-wife, who had been divorced on the ground of adultery. The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a divorced woman who is in an adulterous relationship—specifically, cohabiting with ...

The top court had in 2023 initiated a suo motu case in the wake of a Calcutta High Court ruling that had called for adolescent girls to “control” their sexual urges instead of “giving in to two minutes of pleasure”. On Tuesday...

The Court said the law presumes a wife’s implied consent for sexual intercourse and sexual acts including anal and oral sex in a marriage. The Delhi High Court has recently held that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalize...

Court observed that the Quran allows polygamy for a fair reason but it has been used by Muslim men for selfish reasons. The Allahabad High Court has held that a Muslim man cannot be prosecuted for bigamy if his multiple marriages were conducted in ac...