Cruelty | NHRC notice to U.P. Government over reported dumping of a body in a garbage bin
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the body of a man, who died near
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Del HC | Adultery can only be committed after marriage, allegation of having relationship before marriage cannot be a ground of adultery; Divorce petition dismissed
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial appeal filed on behalf of the
[S. 125 CrPC] Bom HC | Wife cannot be denied maintenance on ground of having a source of income
Bombay High Court: N.J. Jamdar, J., while addressing a revision application with regard to maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal
Ker HC | Wife’s persistent effort to separate husband from family amounts to cruelty: Divorce granted in favour of husband
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and Mary Joseph, JJ., granted a decree of divorce in favour of husband on
Cruelty & Desertion |Del HC | A typical case that showcases as to what would amount to cruel behaviour on part of one spouse to utter detriment of other
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial application stated that, “Marriage is no
Bom HC | “Easy to accuse somebody of ill-treatment after someone dies, but not wise to convict somebody based on general statements”; Every Cruelty is not an offence under S. 498A IPC
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while deciding the appeal filed impugning the order and judgment passed with regard to acquittal for
Bom HC | Person committing offence under S. 494 IPC, must have married another woman or man during subsistence of his or her first marriage; Court invokes power under S. 482 CrPC to meet ends of justice
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Madhav J. Jamdar and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., while invoking its power under Section 482
Bom HC | Allegations of Cruelty and Harassment, in absence of specific details, would not attract ingredients of Ss. 304B and 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and V.G. Bisht, JJ., dismissed the criminal appeal on finding the trial court’s
Bom HC | A fatal impulse or an ill-fated thought of the deceased cannot fray the fabric of S. 306 IPC; Acquittal of in-laws for abetting suicide of woman upheld
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the respondent-accused were acquitted of
Del HC | Conviction under S. 498-A does not automatically render the accused liable to be held guilty under S. 306 IPC
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., set aside the order of the trial court challenged by the appellant, whereby the appellant was
Top Blog Posts for the Year 2019!
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P&H HC | No illegality in quashing criminal proceedings in a matrimonial dispute if parties have entered into a settlement
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Hari Pal Verma, J. allowed the petition filed for quashing of FIR under Section 482 of Code
Gau HC | Unproved allegations maligning character of partner amount to cruelty as contemplated in S. 13(1)(ia) HMA; divorce decree granted to husband
Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Arup Kumar Goswami, Acting CJ and Manish Choudhary, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-husband
Bom HC | High Court upheld the decision of trial court in light of no evidence to hold the charge of “cruelty” under S. 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the State against the order of acquittal by the trial
Bom HC | Reiteration by husband of cruelty inflicted by mother-in-law held sufficient to quash acquittal for offence under S. 498-A IPC
“There is pain in being a woman, yes but there is pride in it too.” -Marry Pauline Lowry Bombay High Court: A
Utt HC | Voluntarily depriving husband of wife’s company and comfort of matrimonial life amounts to cruelty; Divorce granted
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Narayan Singh Dhanik, JJ. contemplated the special appeals preferred against the judgment
P&H HC | No fresh suit can be filed once the issues have been framed and the same was not disputed by the party
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deepak Sibal, J. dismissed the present petition as the impugned order was not defective on the ground
P&H HC | Mere aggressive behavior and sadness of mood of wife does not qualify as a ground for divorce
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. heard an appeal that sought
Ker HC | Photographs of husband and wife showing them happy – not a proof of happy married life or no demand for patrimony
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and N. Anil Kumar, JJ. dismissed a matrimonial appeal filed by the husband