The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that Section 125 CrPC is not intended to create dependent individuals waiting for maintenance from their spouse. The court reduced the maintenance awarded to the wife, considering her ability to earn an income.
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against a man’s girlfriend, stating she is not a relative and cannot be charged with cruelty under IPC Section 498A in a domestic violence case.
The Delhi High Court quashed a POCSO case against a man who eloped with and married a minor girl, highlighting their happy family life with two children.
A recent ruling by the court has dismissed abetment charges against a second wife and her father in a bigamy case, citing a lack of evidence. The prosecution can continue against the husband for bigamy.
A woman in Delhi disguised herself in a burqa and robbed her mother’s house of gold worth Rs 15 lakh. Driven by envy towards her sister and personal debt, she was arrested after being caught on CCTV.
The Bombay High Court ruled that breaching a marriage promise due to parental opposition does not amount to rape, emphasizing the distinction between breach of promise and not fulfilling a false promise under Section 375 of the IPC.
The Bombay High Court quashed a Section 498A IPC case filed by a judicial officer against her husband and in-laws, ruling that there was no evidence of cruelty or obstruction in the discharge of her judicial duties.
A tragic incident in Kota, Rajasthan, saw a 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant, Satyaveer Singh, beaten to death by fellow students after a heated argument. The student, from UP, had been in Kota for over a year for exam preparation.
The Supreme Court has stayed divorce proceedings after a woman requested her estranged husband’s cooperation in the IVF process. The wife, nearing menopause, seeks to transfer the divorce case to Lucknow.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife’s cruel behavior, including acting as a widow while her husband was alive, amounts to extreme cruelty. The court upheld the family court’s decision to grant divorce on these grounds.
