Can a notarized divorce paper end a Hindu marriage? Madhya Pradesh High Court said No. A Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved merely by signing a notarized divorce paper between the…
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…
Can a notarized divorce paper end a Hindu marriage? Madhya Pradesh High Court said No. A Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved merely by signing a notarized divorce paper between the…
Can a gang rape conviction survive if the FIR does not mention rape? The Patna High Court ruled that the omission of the allegation in the victim’s first statement, coupled with…
Can wife or children be made liable to pay the debts after death of a person? Telangana High Court clarifies when heirs are liable and what property creditors can legally recover…
Can a wife’s demand for her own ancestral property share become a dowry demand? Calcutta High Court says yes, if the demand is made because the husband is pressuring her to bring…
Can husband be ordered to pay maintenance without exact income proof? MP High Court said maintenance is a social welfare remedy, not a strict income-proof battle. Wife need not…
Can victim compensation be kept after rape allegations collapse? Delhi High Court directed that DSLSA must examine recovery where the victim turns hostile, withdraws allegations,…
Can a husband stop paying maintenance because settlement talks are going on? Delhi High Court said No. and held that settlement talks cannot be used as an excuse to disobey a…
Can a mother-in-law be convicted under 498A only for scolding her daughter-in-law over a domestic issue? Jharkhand High Court says ordinary household scolding cannot become…
Can a long live-in relationship later become a rape case only because marriage did not happen? Chhattisgarh High Court explains why adult consent, conduct and long relationship…
