The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a man in a live-in relationship without legally ending his previous marriage may be committing the offence of bigamy under IPC Sections 494 and 495.
The Bombay High Court ruled that to prove cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC, the woman must face continuous mistreatment close to the time of filing the complaint.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage is not legally valid without performing the ‘saptapadi’ or seven rounds around the sacred fire, which is an essential ritual under Hindu law.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a woman cannot claim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act if she is living in an adulterous relationship, citing clear evidence of extramarital affairs.
The Delhi High Court has directed two police officers to pay ₹50,000 to a man illegally detained for half an hour, stressing that even short unlawful detentions violate fundamental rights.
The Supreme Court has quashed a criminal case under Section 498A IPC against a woman’s in-laws, noting inconsistencies in her complaint and clear signs of malicious intent.
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.
