The Telangana High Court held that merely registering a 498A FIR against a husband and his family does not, by itself, establish matrimonial cruelty. Although the husband and his…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
Can a physical assault automatically become abetment of suicide when the victim dies five days later? The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the 10-year imprisonment of four…
The Telangana High Court held that merely registering a 498A FIR against a husband and his family does not, by itself, establish matrimonial cruelty. Although the husband and his…
The Karnataka High Court held that maintenance is not automatic merely because the parties are living separately. In the case before it, the wife had left the matrimonial home…
The Karnataka High Court granted regular bail to a man booked under Section 69 BNS after noting that the woman herself stated that he had approached her mother and expressed…
The Madras High Court rejected a Family Court’s reasoning that a husband who moved to another city for employment without taking his wife along could effectively be blamed for her…
The Patna High Court refused to interfere with the rejection of a husband’s divorce plea based largely on allegations that his wife had an adulterous relationship and was once…
The Jharkhand High Court quashed rape proceedings against a man after noting that the relationship between the two adults had continued consensually for more than seven years. The…
The Madras High Court granted divorce to a CRPF constable who alleged that his wife had developed an adulterous relationship while his job required him to remain away from home…
The Jharkhand High Court rejected a husband’s plea to annul his marriage on the ground that his wife had allegedly concealed a pre-existing medical condition affecting her ability…
Can a husband be ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh permanent alimony merely because the court assumes he must be earning well? The Bombay High Court has set aside such an award and…
