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Indian Court Can Entertain Complaint Against Domestic Violence Committed Abroad: Bombay HC
a Judicial Magistrate can take cognizance of domestic violence committed in foreign soil under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act).Hits: 5697 -
Mansi Bhavin Dharani v. Bhavin Jagdish Dharani that a family court cannot pass a divorce decree on admission assuming that the marriage is dissolved in the hearts and minds of the parties when the...Hits: 6303
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Sameer Amrut Kondekar vs Maharashtra that when two people invest in a relationship, one of them cannot be blamed merely because the other alleged rape after things went south and the relationship...Hits: 7953
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Rabindra Kumar Mishra vs Odisha that an illicit extra-marital partner of husband cannot be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence Act by wife merely because she lived in the house of the couple.Hits: 6416
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Smt Kavitha M vs Sri Raghu Magistrate Courts for disposal of applications being made by an aggrieved person under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, within 60 days from the...Hits: 5643
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Shri Mudassir s/o Yousuf Khan Vs. Shirin w/o Mudasir Khan that a husband is liable to pay the maintenance to the estranged wife even if he has made attempts to cohabit with her.Hits: 6959
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ABC v. State of Haryana allegation of commission of rape on the pretext of marriage loses significance if the woman continues to be in a sexual relationship with the man even after his marriage...Hits: 6182
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No One Can Be Expected To Live With Constant Abuse Hurled Upon Him: Delhi HC
Deepti Bhardwaj vs Rajeev Bhardwaj has dismissed a woman’s plea challenging the decree of divorce granted to her husband on the grounds of cruelty.Hits: 5397 -
Sunil Podar vs The National Trust For Welfare Of Person With Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation And Multiple Disabilities that a foreign national cannot claim a vested or constitutional...Hits: 5995
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Shashikala Kishan Yewale vs Maharashtra that was pronounced as recently as on January 18, 2023 made it absolutely clear that it couldn’t be party to a widow being possibly evicted from her lawfully...Hits: 6997
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Smt Pratibha Singh v/s Mr Vineet Kumar the Trial Courts to follow a timeline in deciding applications filed by estranged women seeking maintenance from their respective husbands under Section 24 of...Hits: 5989
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she herself was more attentive towards her illicit relationship at work rather than welfare of her child.Hits: 6587
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Shaikh Shaukat S/O Majit @ Majid Patel vsMaharashtra that was filed by the wife against her husband and in-laws made it absolutely clear that there is no embargo on quashing a case emanating from a...Hits: 12509
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Seeking Enhanced Maintenance After Blocking Husband Pension Amounts To Abuse Of Law: Calcutta HC
Shilpi Lenka vs Susanta Kumar Lenka that the wife’s plea praying for enhancement of maintenance after blocking a substantial source of the husband’s income amounts to an abuse of process of law.Hits: 6385 -
Mental Cruelty Possible Even If In-Laws Reside Separately: Bombay HC
Sunita Kumari vs Maharashtra that mental cruelty is an abstract concept and can be committed even if in-laws reside separately.Hits: 5374 -
Daughter-In-Law Can’t Claim Maintenance From Father-In-Law U/S 125 CrPC: Patna HC
Kalyan Sah vs Mosmat Rashmi Priya that a daughter-in-law is not entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law under Section 125 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure.Hits: 12140 -
Urgent Need To Revise Right Now The Age Of Consent
How can an act which is consensual be termed as rape? One is also tempted to ask: How can consensual relationship be criminalized?Hits: 5995 -
Kiran Kumar S vs Kerala that even if there was no demand for dowry before or at the time of marriage, the subsequent demand made is sufficient to attract the definition of dowry under Section 2...Hits: 5531
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Milan Kumar Rai vs Sikkim that the victim suffered catatonic schizophrenia and thus prone to hallucinations and delusions.Hits: 5404
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Sarang Diwakar Amle vs Maharashtra that a married woman being asked to do household work does not mean that she is being treated like a maid servantHits: 7131
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Labelling Husband As Alcoholic, Womaniser Without Substance Is Cruelty: Bombay HC
Nalini Nagnath Uphalkar V/s Nagnath Mahadev Uphalkar that a wife making unsubstantiated allegations against her husband in a court labelling him as an ‘alcoholic’ and a ‘womanizer’ amounts to cruelty.Hits: 5327 -
Amit Kumar Yadav v. Suman Devi that at the relevant point of time, the wife was actually living in adultery, she is not disentitled to maintenance.Hits: 5181
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Filing False Cases Against Husband Is Cruelty: P&H HC
Ratandeep Singh Ahuja Vs Harpreet Kaur that was filed by a man on account of the desertion and cruelty that was meted out to him by his wife who had gone to the extent of filing false and frivolous...Hits: 5835 -
Section 498A IPC Is Non Compoundable But FIR Can Be Quashed Considering The Compromise: Bombay HC
Dhanraj vs Maharashtrathat notwithstanding the fact the offence under Section 498A IPC is a non-compoundable offence, there should be no impediment in quashing the FIR under this SectionHits: 4571 -
Azizurrahman v. Hamidunnisha @ Sharifunnisha that a Muslim man has to prevent himself to perform a second marriage if he is not capable of fostering his wife and children.Hits: 5188
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Well Qualified Wife Expressing Desire To Do Job Does Not Amount To Cruelty: Bombay HC
Pundlik Martandrao Yevatkar v. Sau Ujwala @ Shubhangi Pundlik Yevatkar that the expression of desire by a well-qualified wife that she wants to do a job does not amount to cruelty.Hits: 5054 -
Priyanka Shrimali vs Rajasthan that the use of the word ‘unmarried’ in Rule 2(c) of the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Government Servant Rules, 1996 depriving a...Hits: 18737
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Sagar Kapoor v/s Haryana that merely because the parties are engaged and are meeting each other, it doesn’t give any right or liberty to the proposed bridegroom to sexually exploit the fiancée...Hits: 4394
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Smt.Nalini Mishra vs Surendra Kumar Patel that the act of a wife visiting the office premises of the husband and creating scenes with abusive language amount to cruelty.Hits: 5875
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Fija vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi that as per Mohammedan Law, a minor girl who had attained the age of puberty can marry without consent of her parents and has a right to reside with her husband...Hits: 7193
