The Madras High Court held that a woman who married a man without knowing that his first marriage was still subsisting could not, on that basis, be treated as an offender for…
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 Madras High Court held that a woman who married a man without knowing that his first marriage was still subsisting could not, on that basis, be treated as an offender for…
The Allahabad High Court observed that the wife was pursuing maintenance from her husband through different proceedings before different courts while having filed neither a…
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Renuka Khanna, accused in the 2023 death of her husband Nikhil Khanna, primarily considering her serious spinal condition and more than two…
The Bombay High Court set aside a Family Court order granting interim custody of a minor child to the father after finding that the decision was influenced by observations about…
The Kerala High Court held that a series of incidents is not always necessary to establish cruelty under Section 498A IPC; even a single act may be sufficient if it is grave…
The Delhi High Court held that merely living separately for a long period does not, by itself, extinguish a husband’s obligation to maintain his wife. The entitlement to…
The Karnataka High Court reduced permanent alimony awarded to an earning wife from ₹2 crore to ₹50 lakh, observing that alimony is intended to provide reasonable financial…
The Gujarat High Court granted divorce to a 67-year-old husband after finding that his wife had been living separately from him since 1992 without reasonable cause. The couple…
The Jharkhand High Court modified a man’s conviction for attempted rape in a case arising from a 1999 incident. The Court held that entering the woman’s house at night, catching…
