Can the Indian police force an NRI husband to fly back to India just because an FIR is filed? The legal reality is very different from the threats often used in disputes. NEW DELHI: NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) often panic when a criminal complaint, m...
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Most people don’t realise the legal and financial trap they step into when choosing contested divorce over mutual consent. Before you file — understand what Indian courts, Supreme Court rulings, and real courtroom practice actually mean for your futu...
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An FIR in India can convert into detention at immigration without prior notice. Understanding the anticipatory bail regime and controlling coercive processes before travel is essential. Anticipatory bail functions as a pre-arrest judicial safeguard u...
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Is arrest automatic the moment a 498A complaint is filed – or is that just a fear-driven myth? The legal reality may surprise you, especially when you see how procedure and practice often differ. NEW DELHI: A routine morning is interrupted by an unex...
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India’s new criminal law framework under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has changed the legal consequences of filing a false 498A or Domestic Violence complaint — and the penalties are more serious than most people realise. Can a proven fake case lead t...
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Section 498A applies strictly to a husband and his legally recognised relatives. Courts have repeatedly held that a girlfriend does not fall within this definition and proceedings against her are liable to be quashed. NEW DELHI: In today’s leg...
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As per the guidelines, the cases registered under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) are required to be referred to the Family Welfare Committee of the concerned district for settlement of the issues. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the n...
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The Centre said that it is not as if a woman’s consent is obliterated by marriage, but only that consent violations within marriage would not attract rape law; there are other remedies. The Union government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Cou...
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The Bombay High Court said on Thursday that it can’t pass an order to make Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalizes cruelty to a wife at her marital home by the husband or his relatives, a compoundable offence. A Two-Judge...
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