A 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district climbed a mobile tower, demanding her boyfriend marry her. The dramatic incident drew a large crowd and required police intervention.
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a healthy and able-bodied husband must legally support his wife, dismissing excuses of financial incapability as baseless under Section 125 CrPC.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s extramarital affair and betting habit cannot justify dowry death charges under IPC Section 304B. The court granted bail to the accused, emphasizing the absence of dowry demands.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a second marriage during the existence of the first marriage constitutes rape, not just bigamy. The court dismissed the man’s petition to quash the FIR, emphasizing the seriousness of his actions.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a wife’s false accusations of her husband having an illicit relationship with his mother amount to mental cruelty. This decision overturned a family court ruling and granted the husband a divorce.
A Pune court has ordered a daughter-in-law to vacate her in-laws’ home after allegations of harassment. The court also directed the husband to pay ₹25,000 monthly for her rent.
A 29-year-old woman from Shivamogga, Karnataka, discovered her husband was gay after three years of marriage and filed a police complaint under IPC sections 498A, 420, and 34.
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a woman can file a cruelty case under Section 498A of the IPC after divorce, but only for incidents that took place during the marriage. The court quashed a related FIR for lacking necessary allegations of marital cruelty.
The Bombay High Court ordered the release of Pratap Jivani, detained in a rehab center by his wife without medical justification. The court found no medical evidence to support his forced detention.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered a man to either pay maintenance to his children or undergo a DNA test to prove he is not their father, emphasizing the importance of resolving paternity disputes for child welfare.
