Indian man has human rights too
The Allahabad High Court increased a wife’s interim maintenance from ₹2,500 to ₹10,000 per month, holding that the earlier amount was too low for a middle-class woman to even afford…
The Bombay High Court ruled that restrictions on a daughter-in-law, including not watching TV or visiting temples alone, cannot be treated as cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The Court overturned…
The Karnataka High Court acquitted a woman and her partner of abetment charges, ruling that a husband’s suicide due to his wife’s illicit relationship does not amount to abetment under…
The Bombay High Court ruled that booking a hotel room with a man cannot be treated as consent for sexual intercourse. The Court restored the rape trial against the accused,…
The Madras High Court quashed charges against a 21-year-old man, ruling that hugging and kissing between young lovers is natural and cannot be considered an offence under Section 354-A IPC.
The Orissa High Court ruled that a wife’s silence about her missing husband and living with another man cannot be treated as criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B IPC. The Court…
The Calcutta High Court ruled that the offence of bigamy under Section 494 IPC applies only to the husband who marries again during the lifetime of his first wife, and…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for being educated or qualified unless it is proven she left her job only to…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a wife calling her husband ‘Hijda’ amounts to mental cruelty. Dismissing the wife’s appeal, the court upheld the divorce, noting the…
The Supreme Court has ruled that divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act can be granted if a conjugal rights order is not followed for one year. Granting divorce after 16…
Shruti Mahapatra