The Supreme Court refused to grant divorce to an 89-year-old man from his 82-year-old wife, saying that irretrievable breakdown of marriage cannot be a fixed rule and considering the wife’s willingness to care for her husband.
The Kerala High Court has allowed a man accused under Section 498A of the IPC to travel to Australia for higher education, citing his full cooperation with the investigation and the absence of legal barriers.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife’s inability to cook or her attempt to seek help from her husband’s employer to save the marriage does not amount to cruelty. The Court rejected the husband’s divorce plea and upheld the wife’s right to restore conjugal rights.
The Supreme Court has protected a 29-year-old man from arrest after his ex-wife filed a rape and blackmail case four years after their divorce. The Court issued notice on his anticipatory bail plea citing delay and questionable motives behind the FIR.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband cannot be charged with rape under IPC, as Indian law does not currently recognise marital rape. The Court dismissed the FIR filed by the wife of MLA Umang Singhar.
The Gujarat High Court ordered ₹1 lakh compensation for a man who stayed in jail for nearly three years even after getting bail. Authorities failed to act on the bail order due to an unopened email attachment.
Govandi Police in Mumbai have filed a case against former TISS Director Shalini Bharat, her husband, and their son after her daughter-in-law accused them of harassment, dowry demands, and emotional abuse.
The Supreme Court removed a Jharkhand High Court condition requiring a husband to pay ₹9 lakh as interim compensation while granting anticipatory bail under Section 498A IPC. However, the Court allowed an increase in the husband’s monthly maintenance from ₹4,000 to ₹10,000.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a woman cannot be forced to marry someone even if they were in an intimate relationship. The court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of abetment to suicide after a man ended his life.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s financial instability, along with failed efforts to earn and resulting abusive behavior, can cause mental cruelty to the wife. The court granted divorce on these grounds.
