Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case
2 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case

India Today  

The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court recently observed that forcibly aborting the foetus of a woman amounts to cruelty, while upholding the order convicting her husband and in-laws for attempting to murder her. The observation came by the Bench of Justices VK Jadhav and SC More in partly allowing the appeal filed by the husband and his parents against the order of the Sessions Court, Kandhar granting life imprisonment to the accused for offences under Section 498, 307 and 316 of the Indian Penal Code. READ: 'In-laws not living in same house': Court grants relief to elderly couple in domestic violence case In the complaint which was filed, the pregnant woman had allegedly been kicked in her stomach while the in-laws tried to strangulate her using a nylon rope, which caused her bodily harm and also led to the termination of the pregnancy. The high court, while agreeing with the conviction order of the sessions court, observed that even mental torture or abnormal behaviour may amount to cruelty or harassment in a given case.

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Calcutta High Court grants divorce decree to husband for 'Imposition' of wife's friend, family on him
1 day ago

Calcutta High Court grants divorce decree to husband for 'Imposition' of wife's friend, family on him

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife’s friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her. "Such imposition of friend and family of the respondent on the husband at his quarter against his will, sometimes even when …

Madhya Pradesh HC Lays Procedure For Pregnancy Termination In Rape Cases, Pulls Up Trial Court For 'Cruel' Approach Towards Minor Survivor
1 week, 1 day ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Lays Procedure For Pregnancy Termination In Rape Cases, Pulls Up Trial Court For 'Cruel' Approach Towards Minor Survivor

Live Law  

In a plea concerning termination of over 20-week pregnancy of a minor girl who was stated to be gang raped, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has given a detailed procedure to be followed by police authorities, district courts and high court registry in order to ensure timely legal and medical help. It is rather cruel for …

Bombay High Court asserts autonomy of Hindu woman in interfaith relationship
1 week, 3 days ago

Bombay High Court asserts autonomy of Hindu woman in interfaith relationship

India Today  

The Bombay High Court said that a Hindu woman who has decided to marry a Muslim man not yet of marriageable age, will be allowed to make her own decision. The court also asserted that there is no question of anyone gaining custody of the woman, who is currently housed at a shelter home in Mumbai. The advocate also submitted …

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
1 week, 5 days ago

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that keeping a minor child away from the mother in defiance of a court order would amount to mental harassment and cruelty. The bench noted that the husband had taken along with him, his four year old daughter, despite a clear order from a Family …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home
1 week, 5 days ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. It is further seen that since the year 2020, when she filed the first case, the complainant has left her matrimonial home and has now after …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home
1 week, 5 days ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. While the wife had left the husband's house in 2020, she filed a complaint accusing him of cruelty in 2023.Justice Shampa Paul held: The allegations in …

Bombay HC grants six-month bail to pregnant woman for delivery
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bombay HC grants six-month bail to pregnant woman for delivery

The Hindu  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has granted temporary bail of six months to a pregnant woman for delivery. The Gondia Railway Security Force had registered the case after a raid on the Sambalpur-Pune Express during which they recovered ganja hidden beneath the seats of five passengers, including the woman. However, granting bail, Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke noted in …

‘Shameful act’: Bombay HC to man convicted of raping his mother-in-law
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Shameful act’: Bombay HC to man convicted of raping his mother-in-law

Hindustan Times  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a man for raping his mother-in-law, reported PTI. The high court, however, refused to accept this contention and said the victim at the time of the incident was 55 years old and asserted that she would not invite such a stigma on her character by levelling …

'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law
1 month, 1 week ago

'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man who was accused of sexually harassing his daughter-in-law, observing that the severity of the allegations levelled against him, granting a protective order could hinder the ability of the investigating agency to unravel the entire truth.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The decorum and dignity of this bond …

Bombay HC acquits man accused for ‘taunting wife’, says it’s not ‘cruelty’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC acquits man accused for ‘taunting wife’, says it’s not ‘cruelty’

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court on Saturday observed that allegations of taunting a wife, not allowing her to visit temple alone or making her sleep on a carpet cannot be considered as 'cruelty under IPC Section 498A, legal news portal LiveLaw reported on Saturday. As per the high court's October 17 order, allegations against the accused include not allowing the deceased …

‘Taunting wife, not allowing her to watch TV cannot be cruelty’, says Bombay high court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Taunting wife, not allowing her to watch TV cannot be cruelty’, says Bombay high court

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay High Court has said that allegations of taunting a wife, not allowing her to visit temple alone or making her sleep on a carpet cannot be considered as “cruelty” under IPC Section 498A, legal news portal LiveLaw reported. According to the high court's October 17 order, allegations against the accused included taunting the deceased woman for the food …

Making daughter-in-law sleep on carpet, prohibiting TV not cruelty: High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Making daughter-in-law sleep on carpet, prohibiting TV not cruelty: High Court

India Today  

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a 20-year-old conviction against a man and his family for alleged cruelty towards his late wife. The court found that accusations of taunting her, not letting her watch TV, forbidding her from visiting the temple alone, and making her sleep on a carpet did not amount to “severe” actions under Section …

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards his deceased wife, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court said that the allegations of taunting the deceased, not allowing her to watch TV, not allowing her to go alone to the temple and making her sleep on a carpet would not constitute the offence of …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
2 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws

Live Law  

Observing that a criminal case cannot be allowed to proceed based on vague and obscure complaints, the Supreme Court quashed a criminal case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code case against the in-laws of a complaint-wife.It was a case where the wife had initiated the proceedings against the appellants under Sections 498A, 323, 504, and 506 read with …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
3 months ago

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that pleas challenging the marital rape exception had not been taken due to a day-long hearing in another matter relating to customs appeals today. A batch of pleas were pending in the top court for hearing, including the of plea of AIDWA challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. …

HC fines Jagadhri woman with ₹1 lakh for delaying withdrawal of criminal case despite settlement
3 months, 1 week ago

HC fines Jagadhri woman with ₹1 lakh for delaying withdrawal of criminal case despite settlement

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has imposed a fine of ₹one lakh on a Haryana woman for dillydallying on withdrawal of criminal proceedings against her estranged husband even after a settlement leading to divorce decree by mutual consent. In August 2023, the husband withdrew the petition seeking quashing of FIR as the woman submitted that he had not honoured …

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
3 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and the life sentence imposed on a 40-year-old man, who was convicted for sexually abusing at least five minor girls.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan upheld the March 29, 2014 judgment of a special court in Thane, which convicted Ramesh Gopnur for raping five minor girls and …

Bombay HC Quashes Rape Case Against Goa's Popular Musician, Says Victim Was 'Sufficiently Mature' To Understand Consequences Of Relationship
3 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC Quashes Rape Case Against Goa's Popular Musician, Says Victim Was 'Sufficiently Mature' To Understand Consequences Of Relationship

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information of Report lodged against a popular musician at Goa for allegedly raping a woman on the false promise of marriage, observed that the woman was 'sufficiently mature' to understand the consequences of such a 'consensual' relationship.A division bench of Justices Makarand Karnik and Valmiki Menezes noted that the complainant in the. …

Distressing To See Women Dealing With Unwanted Pregnancies Alone: Bombay High Court Mulls Over Mechanism To Ensure Accountability Of Partners
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Distressing To See Women Dealing With Unwanted Pregnancies Alone: Bombay High Court Mulls Over Mechanism To Ensure Accountability Of Partners

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court last week expressed 'disturbance' over the predicament of young women, who are 'compelled' to move the court to get their 'unwanted' pregnancies terminated medically and in all this, the court said it is only the women who 'suffer' and not their 'partners. The Bombay High Court last week expressed 'disturbance' over the predicament of young women, …

Bombay High Court upholds teenager’s right to reproductive freedom
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court upholds teenager’s right to reproductive freedom

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted a 17-year-old sexual abuse survivor to continue her pregnancy noting that it was conscious of her reproductive freedom and right to choice. Supporting the teenager girl’s change of decision who initially was seeking for an abortion and later decided to carry the pregnancy with an intention to marry the person who she had …

Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent Amounts to Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent Amounts to Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh HC

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the termination of pregnancy without the husband’s consent constitutes cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, while upholding the dissolution of marriage between the appellant and the respondent on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. The court, presided over by Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi, examined …

Husband's Girlfriend Is Not His Relative, Cannot Be Booked For Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
4 months ago

Husband's Girlfriend Is Not His Relative, Cannot Be Booked For Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court held that the girlfriend of a husband cannot be booked under charges of domestic violence or cruelty punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. "As the applicant is not the relative of husband of the complainant, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code shall not be attracted. …

S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because the complaint states that the in-laws supported the husband in subjecting her to cruelty would not mean that they have committed the offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande quashed a case of cruelty against four members of a family, all …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
5 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

HC quashes dowry harassment case against sister-in-law, upholds charges against mother-in-law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC quashes dowry harassment case against sister-in-law, upholds charges against mother-in-law

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently quashed charges against a sister-in-law, accused of dowry harassment and cruelty, while holding the victim’s mother-in-law responsible for playing a significant role in making repeated demands for money and subjecting the victim to physical harassment. The victim, who married into the Yadav family on May 5, 1996, in Mumbai, claimed that her husband and …

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the factum of a husband sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case can be grounds for divorce on account of 'mental cruelty' to the wife. “…Therefore, the conviction of the husband under Section 302 of IPC and sentence of life imprisonment amounts to mental cruelty towards the wife which entails her getting …

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant
7 months ago

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction of a man for the offence of stalking and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code after noting that the convict and the complainant married each other during the pendency of the appeal before the Supreme Court.The appellant was tried for the offences of sexual harassment,. The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction …

Should Compensation In Domestic Violence Cases Be Proportionate To Degree Of Offence Or Financial Status Of Offender? Supreme Court To Decide
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Should Compensation In Domestic Violence Cases Be Proportionate To Degree Of Offence Or Financial Status Of Offender? Supreme Court To Decide

Live Law  

The Supreme Court admitted a petition raising an important question of whether the compensation awarded to the victim of domestic violence should be commensurate with the degree of domestic violence suffered or the financial status of the guilty party. In 2017, the respondent had filed an application under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act before the Trial Court. …

'No Sane Man Would Believe It': Bombay HC Grants Bail To Accused Who Allegedly Raped Victim In Broad Daylight At Crowded Juhu Chowpatty
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'No Sane Man Would Believe It': Bombay HC Grants Bail To Accused Who Allegedly Raped Victim In Broad Daylight At Crowded Juhu Chowpatty

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court granted bail to a watchman accused of raping a house help behind a rock at Juhu Chowpatty in May 2021 after the court found the woman's version of events to be prima facie un-believable. Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan stated, "Since the victim was major at the time of alleged offence, prima facie, it does not appeal …

HC upholds Rs 3-cr compensation, Rs 1.5 lakh maintenance to woman in domestic violence case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

HC upholds Rs 3-cr compensation, Rs 1.5 lakh maintenance to woman in domestic violence case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai, Mar 26 The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court order directing a husband to pay a Rs 3-crore compensation and monthly maintenance of Rs 1.5 lakh to his estranged wife, observing a factor that can be considered for deciding the payout quantum is the impact of acts of domestic violence on the aggrieved person. Justice Sharmila held …

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali
10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused urgent hearing for a plea seeking orders for the 'protection of women residents' of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, amidst allegations of sexual violence faced by them from certain miscreants allegedly belonging to the ruling dispensation.Live Law had earlier reported on a suo moto motion taken up by the Calcutta High Court regarding the aforesaid …

'Giving money to mother not domestic violence': Court quashes woman's plea against her husband
10 months, 1 week ago

'Giving money to mother not domestic violence': Court quashes woman's plea against her husband

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: A sessions court here has dismissed a plea of a woman challenging a magistrate court order over her complaint against her husband and in-laws, observing that a man giving time and money to his mother cannot be considered as domestic violence. Additional sessions judge Ashish Ayachit, in the order passed on Tuesday, also said the allegations against the respondents …

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After Finding That Complainant, Advocate Submitted False & Impersonated Affidavit Before Notary
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After Finding That Complainant, Advocate Submitted False & Impersonated Affidavit Before Notary

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter after finding that the complainant and her advocate, filed a false affidavit in the case. Prima facie, the conduct of the Respondent No.2 and the conduct of the learned Advocate Rohit Kumar amounts to interference in the administration of justice as false and fabricated …

Findings Of Cruelty Against Wife In Divorce Case No Basis To Deny Her Maintenance Under Domestic Violence Act: Delhi High Court
11 months ago

Findings Of Cruelty Against Wife In Divorce Case No Basis To Deny Her Maintenance Under Domestic Violence Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the findings of cruelty against a wife in the divorce proceedings by itself cannot be a basis to deny her maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Justice Amit Bansal also observed that a revision petition would lie to the High Court against an order passed by the Sessions Court in appeal under …

Bombay HC grants bail to man accused of raping minor, says the sexual relationship was out of love, not lust
11 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC grants bail to man accused of raping minor, says the sexual relationship was out of love, not lust

Op India  

In a shocking ruling, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court granted bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl. The court observed that the alleged sexual relationship between the accused and the minor girl was out of a love affair and not lust. The court took into account the fact that the minor girl stayed with the …

Wife refusing sex with husband amounts to cruelty, valid ground for divorce: Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Wife refusing sex with husband amounts to cruelty, valid ground for divorce: Court

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that a woman refusing to have physical relations with her husband amounts to "mental cruelty" and is a valid ground for him to seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. A division bench of Justices Sheel Nagu and Vinay Saraf set aside the decision of a Bhopal family court in 2014 which had …

Bombay High Court Family Law Digest 2023
11 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Family Law Digest 2023

Live Law  

Wife's Refusal For DNA Test No Ground for Adverse Inference For Maintenance – Bombay High Court Case Title: Namdeo s/o. Bombay High Court Upholds Grant Of Maintenance To Woman Who Had Accepted Alimony Under 'Customary Divorce' Case Title: Gajanan v. Surekha Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 61 Observing that a person's approaching the civil court for divorce itself shows that customary divorce …

Lodging False Case U/S 498A IPC Is An Element Of Cruelty By Wife, Cannot Ignore The Same: Calcutta High Court Allows Dissolution Of Marriage
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lodging False Case U/S 498A IPC Is An Element Of Cruelty By Wife, Cannot Ignore The Same: Calcutta High Court Allows Dissolution Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that a wife making false allegations against her husband & his family members under section 498A of the IPC would constitute an element of the offence of cruelty, which is a ground for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.In allowing the husband's plea for dissolution of marriage, a division bench of …

‘Only 7 Family Court Judges In Mumbai’: High Court Imposes Cost On Mother Seeking "Unreasonably" Quick Disposal Of Execution Plea For Access To Minor
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Only 7 Family Court Judges In Mumbai’: High Court Imposes Cost On Mother Seeking "Unreasonably" Quick Disposal Of Execution Plea For Access To Minor

Live Law  

Observing that lawyers at the bar were required to be sensitive to the heavy load of matters heard by Family Court Judges daily, the Bombay High Court dismissed a woman’s plea seeking directions to the Family Court to decide her execution petition filed in 2022 within a month. “The bar is required to be sensitive to the fact that, it …

Offence of cruelty to wife inapplicable in live-in relationship: Kerala High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Offence of cruelty to wife inapplicable in live-in relationship: Kerala High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala High Court recently observed that punishments relating to cruelty to a married woman, under Indian Penal Code section 498A, cannot be applied to or invoked by women in live-in relationships. But, when there was no solemnisation of marriage at all, and only live in relationship on the basis of a marriage agreement, then the woman cannot seek shelter …

Cruelty Under Section 498A of IPC Not Applicable to Live-in Relationships: Kerala HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Cruelty Under Section 498A of IPC Not Applicable to Live-in Relationships: Kerala HC

News 18  

A man or his relatives cannot be held guilty for cruelty towards a woman under section 498A of the IPC if there was only a live-in relationship and no solemnisation of marriage, the Kerala High Court has held. The High Court said that the trial and appellate courts “went wrong in finding the revision petitioners guilty under section 498A and …

Deprivation Of Conjugal Relationship ‘Extreme Cruelty’: Delhi High Court Allows Husband's Plea For Divorce
1 year, 2 months ago

Deprivation Of Conjugal Relationship ‘Extreme Cruelty’: Delhi High Court Allows Husband's Plea For Divorce

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that for a married couple to be deprived of the conjugal relationship and of each other’s company is an act of extreme cruelty.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a family court order granting divorce to a husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956, …

Court Roundup: AAP's Sanjay Singh sent to 5-day custody, Sisodia bail case, and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Court Roundup: AAP's Sanjay Singh sent to 5-day custody, Sisodia bail case, and more

India Today  

A Delhi Court on Thursday sent Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with its probe into the Delhi liquor policy case, to the central agency's custody till October 10. And, in the same liquor scam case, the Supreme Court, while hearing AAP leader and former Deputy CM …

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Abetting Minor Girl’s Suicide, Says Quashing Such Case Would Cause Miscarriage Of Justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Abetting Minor Girl’s Suicide, Says Quashing Such Case Would Cause Miscarriage Of Justice

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a minor girl whom he was “in love” with, by allegedly inflicting physical and mental torture upon her, as well as demanding money from her. The present case has to thus proceed towards trial to be decided in accordance with …

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that while looking at acts of 'mental cruelty', the courts must look at the married life of a couple as a whole and not merely a few isolated incidents.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also observed that mere filing of an FIR by wife is not sufficient …

No law gives right to husband to beat, torture wife: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

No law gives right to husband to beat, torture wife: Delhi High Court

India Today  

No law gives the right to a husband to beat and torture his wife, the Delhi High Court held while granting divorce to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion by her husband. The high court said, in this case, it has been proved that the man failed to resume companionship with his wife and not only did …

Wife Making False Allegations Against Husband, Constant Threat Regarding Being Summoned By Police Are Acts Of Cruelty: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Wife Making False Allegations Against Husband, Constant Threat Regarding Being Summoned By Police Are Acts Of Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife’s conduct of making false allegations against the husband and his family members and a constant threat to them regarding being summoned to the police station are acts of cruelty which severely impact mental balance.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed a husband’s appeal against …

Bombay HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Killing Live-in Partner, Disposing of Her Chopped Body Parts
1 year, 4 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Killing Live-in Partner, Disposing of Her Chopped Body Parts

News 18  

A single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court, presided by Justice Amit Borkar, recently granted bail to a man accused of killing his live-in partner, chopping the body into small parts, and disposing of it in sacks and bedsheets. Advocate Sana Raes Khan, representing him, contended that the panchnama under section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, was conducted …

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