The Allahabad High Court ruled that interim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC cannot be awarded to a wife if adultery allegations are raised by the husband without the court first investigating those claims.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room and threatening suicide amounts to cruelty. This decision granted the husband divorce due to mental and physical harm caused by the wife’s actions.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a sexual relationship with a woman, even with her consent, amounts to rape if that consent was obtained under fear or through deception. The court dismissed a plea to quash criminal proceedings in such a case.
The Allahabad High Court rejected a man’s request for a fresh DNA test to deny paternity of his daughter and avoid paying maintenance. The court emphasized the presumption of legitimacy for children born within marriage, criticizing the use of secret DNA tests.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a man must either pay maintenance for his children or undergo a DNA test to prove his claim of not being their father. The court stressed the importance of children’s rights in paternity cases.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a man in a rape case, highlighting that in cases of consensual relationships, both the complainant and the accused must share the responsibility of proof. The court ruled that the accusations of rape could not be substantiated.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a 71-year-old man convicted of a 1981 murder, citing lack of concrete evidence and inconsistencies in witness and medical reports. Three other convicts in the case had already passed away during the appeal process.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a woman can seek relief under the DV Act even after her marriage is declared null and void, upholding her rights as an aggrieved person in a domestic relationship.
The Allahabad High Court granted relief to sisters-in-law accused in a dowry harassment case, ruling that they were not direct beneficiaries of dowry demands. The court directed a fresh hearing of their discharge plea, highlighting the lack of evidence and their distant living locations during the alleged incidents.
The Allahabad High Court recently held that a long-term consensual adulterous relationship without any element of deceit does not amount to rape under Section 375 of the IPC. The Court also clarified that not all broken promises of marriage constitute rape, quashing criminal proceedings against Shrey Gupta.
