A Delhi woman disguised in a burqa allegedly stole gold jewellery worth ₹15 lakh and cash from her mother’s home, motivated by jealousy towards her sister and mounting debts.
The Bombay High Court ruled that breaking a promise to marry due to parental opposition does not amount to rape, discharging an accused in a 2019 case after finding no false promise was made.
The Bombay High Court quashed a 498A IPC case filed by a judge against her husband and in-laws, finding no evidence of cruelty or obstruction of judicial duties.
The Delhi High Court granted divorce to a man, ruling that his wife’s actions—driven by parental influence, false complaints, and refusal to resume conjugal life—amounted to extreme mental cruelty.
An Indore family court has directed a woman running a beauty parlour to pay ₹5,000 per month as maintenance to her unemployed husband. The ruling reinforces that under the Hindu Marriage Act, both men and women can claim maintenance after separation.
The Karnataka High Court has increased interim maintenance for a stay-at-home mother from ₹18,000 to ₹36,000, stating that caring for children is a full-time job that must be financially recognized.
The Patna High Court refused to give a minor wife’s custody to her husband, ordering she remain in a care home. The husband must financially support their newborn.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage becomes legally valid only after performing the Saptapadi ritual, rejecting arguments that exchanging garlands or applying sindoor is enough to establish a valid marriage.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife is entitled to maintenance even if she lives in her husband’s home, stating that she still needs financial support for living expenses, medicines, clothing, and education for their child.
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against a man’s girlfriend in a domestic cruelty case, ruling that a girlfriend is not a “relative” under IPC Section 498A and cannot be prosecuted for cruelty.
