The Supreme Court sentenced a couple to six months in jail for bigamy but allowed them to serve their time alternately, ensuring one parent is always with their child. The Court criticized the earlier lenient sentence and stressed the need for appropriate punishment in serious cases.
The Delhi High Court ruled that false complaints filed against a spouse constitute an act of cruelty, upholding the husband’s divorce petition. The court noted that the wife’s malicious actions, including false allegations and withdrawal from mutual settlements, caused mental cruelty.
The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that parties can be represented through a power of attorney in divorce proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, reversing a Family Court’s earlier decision.
The Kerala High Court ruled that consensual sex without any misconception of fact is not rape. This decision emphasizes the importance of clear consent and the implications of false promises in legal proceedings.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a woman cannot be forced to marry even if she was in an intimate relationship, granting anticipatory bail in an abetment of suicide case.
