Can a wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may…
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 wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may…
Can maintenance under Section 125 CrPC be granted when the second marriage itself is not legally valid? The Allahabad High Court said No. A woman must first prove that she was the…
Can a spouse secretly record private calls and use them to prove cruelty in a divorce case? The Telangana High Court rejected the husband’s recordings and also refused to accept…
Can a husband be convicted only on the basis of an FIR and supplementary statement? The court held that unproved allegations cannot replace evidence tested during trial,…
Can a husband’s restitution petition be ignored while deciding maintenance? The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that filing a restitution of conjugal rights case alone is not…
Can a court transfer the case file without deciding the prisoner’s custody? The Allahabad High Court held that an accused cannot remain in custody after a case transfer without…
Did a failed mutual-consent divorce settlement lead to a criminal case against the husband? A Delhi court found serious contradictions in the wife’s allegations and discharged him…
Can minor children be denied maintenance only because wife is not entitled? MP High Court said No. And held that even if the wife is disqualified under Section 125(4) CrPC, the…
Can a daughter claim Oraon tribal property by calling her husband a Ghardamad? Supreme Court says No. Custom must be proved, not presumed. The Court held that an uncle-in-law’s…
