The Bombay High Court rejected a wife’s plea to overturn a divorce decree, citing her absence during the hearings despite multiple summons being issued. The court ruled that the wife, who had filed criminal cases against her husband, was aware of the legal process and chose not to attend.
Jaswinder Singh from Firozpur, Punjab, ended his life along with his daughter, brother, and nephew by driving into a river. He blamed his wife’s extramarital affair in a social media video before the tragedy.
The Supreme Court overturned a Jharkhand High Court order that required a husband to deposit Rs. 10 lakhs for ad-interim victim compensation as a condition for anticipatory bail in a dowry case.
A woman in Haryana threw acid on a man after he refused her marriage proposal, leaving him with severe burns. The victim, Shyam Singh, is in critical condition, and the police are investigating the case.
The daughter of a Delhi police officer was arrested after her car injured a valet parking attendant at a Saket mall. The incident is being investigated under IPC sections 279 and 337.
The Delhi High Court denied bail to a woman’s mother and grandmother accused of assaulting her husband and attempting to mutilate him. The court criticized the lack of police action for protecting the couple, who had legally married.
The Bombay High Court ruled that asking a married woman to do household chores for the family does not amount to treating her like a maid, quashing a 498A IPC case. The court emphasized that mere allegations of mental and physical harassment must be backed by specific details to attract charges.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that under Section 125 CrPC, the term ‘wife’ includes women married through rites, not just legally wedded wives. The court upheld maintenance orders and dismissed the criminal revision.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted divorce to a man citing cruelty after his wife filed false cases against him. The court also awarded Rs. 18 lakhs in alimony.
A woman in Ghaziabad conspired with her uncle, who was also her lover, to kill her husband. After his body was discovered, the truth came out, and the uncle committed suicide.
