The Punjab & Haryana High Court denied permanent alimony to a woman found guilty of adultery. The court upheld the Family Court’s divorce decision based on cruelty and extramarital relationship.
The Supreme Court has quashed a rape case, ruling that a genuine promise to marry which later could not be fulfilled does not amount to a false promise. The court said filing an FIR years later amounted to misuse of criminal law.
The Supreme Court ruled that a married woman cannot accuse a man of rape based on a false promise of marriage, calling the relationship consensual and the promise legally unenforceable.
The Supreme Court ruled that calling a husband “impotent” or using abusive language during a marital dispute is not enough to prove abetment to suicide. The Court quashed the case against the wife and her family.
The Karnataka High Court has canceled a POCSO case filed by a woman against her brothers, citing a family property dispute and lack of evidence. The court said the case seemed to be filed out of personal revenge.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that interim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC can only be granted after investigating adultery claims made by the husband.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld a divorce ruling for a man whose wife refused to live with his elderly mother, citing mental cruelty as a key factor.
The Supreme Court rejected an 89-year-old man’s plea for divorce from his 82-year-old wife, ruling that an “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” is not always a reason to dissolve a marriage. The Court emphasized that marriage remains a sacred institution in India.
The Delhi High Court ruled that being named in a Section 498A FIR without evidence should not delay job appointments. The court ordered Delhi Police to appoint a man as a sub-inspector after his recruitment was unfairly put on hold.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered a CBI investigation against a woman and her lawyer for filing multiple false rape and criminal cases to extort money.
