The Bombay High Court has urged the Centre to make IPC Section 498A compoundable, pointing out that most cases are resolved mutually and often based on false complaints, causing hardship and wasting court time.
The Chhattisgarh High Court clarified that under Section 125 CrPC, the term “wife” includes not only legally wedded women but also those married through religious rites. The court upheld the wife’s maintenance despite the husband’s denial of marriage.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a wife’s act of filing false cases amounts to cruelty and granted divorce to the husband. The wife was also awarded Rs.18 lakh as full and final alimony.
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape, stating the relationship was consensual. The bail is conditional upon the accused marrying the survivor if she is located within a year.
In a shocking case from Ghaziabad, a woman conspired with her husband’s uncle, with whom she had an affair, to murder her husband. The case was uncovered after the body was found and phone records exposed the affair.
A woman from Ghaziabad claimed she was gang-raped by five men, but police now say the story was false and part of a property dispute. Medical tests and digital evidence revealed inconsistencies in her statement.
The Karnataka High Court has acquitted a father accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter. The court ruled that the evidence lacked credibility and noted that the case may have been influenced by marital conflict between the husband and wife.
The Supreme Court stated that the armed forces must have a system to discipline officers for adultery, as it affects families and disrupts military discipline, even after the 2018 decriminalisation of adultery.
A 30-year-old man from Ludhiana died by suicide after being slapped and insulted by his girlfriend when he asked her to return money he had sent her while working in Dubai. Police have arrested the woman for abetment to suicide.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a woman who leaves her matrimonial home before the divorce is finalized cannot later claim the right to reside there under the Domestic Violence Act, even if her divorce appeal is pending.
