The Delhi High Court fined a woman ₹5,000 for making false allegations of bias against a family court judge in a child custody case and dismissed her transfer petition.
The Bombay High Court held that vague allegations of money demand without specific proof do not amount to harassment. The Court quashed the FIR against the husband and his family.
The Allahabad High Court denied maintenance to a wife earning ₹73,000 and owning a flat worth ₹80 lakh but upheld ₹25,000 monthly maintenance for the child.
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a cruelty case filed by a wife against her sister-in-law after 18 years of marriage, ruling that the vague allegations were an abuse of law.
The Allahabad High Court observed that a relationship between a jija and sali is immoral but does not attract the offence of rape if the woman is a consenting adult. The Court granted bail to the accused.
The Kerala High Court ruled that commenting on a woman’s body structure amounts to sexual harassment and an insult to modesty under IPC Sections 354A and 509. The plea to quash the case was dismissed.
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice in a divorce case where a wife claimed cruelty because her husband concealed that his sister had an inter-caste marriage. The matter will be heard on January 20.
The Supreme Court ruled that alimony cannot be imposed as a condition for bail in matrimonial disputes. Setting aside a Patna trial court order, it clarified t
The Allahabad High Court ruled that in rape cases, it cannot always be presumed that the victim tells the whole truth. While granting bail to the accused, the Court found that the relationship was consensual, not forced.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that forcing a husband to accept the wife’s friends or family at his residence against his will amounts to cruelty. The court granted divorce, setting aside the trial court’s order.
