The Karnataka High Court dissolved a marriage after the wife insulted her husband for being dark-skinned and made false allegations. The court ruled this as cruelty and granted the man divorce.
A shocking ragging incident at Jadavpur University led to the death of Swapnadip Kundu, a fresher who fell from a second-floor balcony after facing two hours of abuse. Police are investigating the role of a former student.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that falsely accusing a husband of having an illicit relationship with his own mother is mental cruelty. The court granted the husband a divorce and ordered a monthly maintenance of ₹35,000 for the wife.
A 29-year-old woman from Karnataka filed a police complaint after learning that her husband is gay. She accused him of cheating, emotional abuse, and physical assault during their three-year marriage.
A Pune court has ordered a daughter-in-law to leave her in-laws’ house within 15 days for mentally and financially harassing them. The court also instructed her husband to pay ₹25,000 monthly rent for her stay in a separate house.
A 38-year-old man from Hyderabad died by suicide after allegedly facing mental harassment from his wife and her parents. The incident has sparked a police investigation following a complaint by the man’s sister.
The Madras High Court ruled that even if a marriage is not legally valid, a woman and her child from that relationship are still entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC if they lived as a family.
The Bombay High Court clarified that it cannot instruct the government to make IPC Section 498A, related to cruelty to wives, a compoundable offence. The Court said this decision belongs to the legislature.
A strange case from Gujarat shows a woman sending her husband to jail seven times and then securing his bail each time. The man claims financial hardship, while local police express concern over the ongoing disputes.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a woman can understand the difference between a mere breach of promise and a false promise of marriage within a year. The court quashed the FIR filed under Sections 376(2)(N), 506, and 34 of the IPC.
