A Delhi court has ordered an FIR against a woman and her father for falsely accusing her husband and his family of gangrape and dowry harassment. The court strongly condemned the misuse of serious criminal laws.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a wife cannot file a dowry harassment case after receiving a divorce notice from her husband. The court quashed the FIR, calling the complaint retaliatory and baseless.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a husband has no right to demand his wife’s private information like call records or passwords, stressing that marriage does not override the right to privacy under Article 21.
In a rare divorce ruling, a Pune court ordered a woman to pay Rs 50,000 as permanent alimony to her husband after finding her submitted documents to be fake.
The Kerala High Court has ruled that family courts must provide a specific time frame when asked for speedy disposal of cases. Simply stating that the matter will be handled “at the earliest” is not enough.
The Bombay High Court ruled that the absence of a wisdom tooth is not enough to prove a survivor’s age in a POCSO case. The accused was acquitted as the prosecution failed to confirm that the victim was under 18.
The Supreme Court sent a sessions judge to the judicial academy for denying bail without proper reason, despite earlier guidelines. The court stressed that bail should not be denied routinely, especially when custody is not required.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife who lives apart from her husband without a valid reason is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125(4) of the CrPC. The court set aside a family court order granting maintenance and asked for a fresh hearing.
A Bengaluru-based tech couple seeking mutual divorce was initially encouraged by the Supreme Court to reconsider their marriage. However, after a settlement was reached, the Court granted divorce under mutual consent and quashed all pending legal cases.
The Delhi High Court has raised concerns about false rape charges being added in matrimonial disputes, only to be later settled. The Court stressed that such misuse of legal provisions against husbands and their families must stop.
