SC Quashed Criminal Case Against a Woman With Whom A Man Had A Love or Sexual Relationship Outside Of Marriage Is Not Related

SC Quashed Criminal Case Against a Woman With Whom A Man Had A Love or Sexual Relationship Outside Of Marriage Is Not Related

Dec 13, 2024

a person who was related to the husband by blood or adoption could be construed as a "relative"

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Allahabad High Court Clarifies Standards for Proving Cruelty in Divorce Cases

Allahabad High Court Clarifies Standards for Proving Cruelty in Divorce Cases

Oct 1, 2024

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that courts can only uphold allegations of cruelty based on proven facts and evidence. The court stated that courts are not required to imagine ideal family or relations to determine the infliction of cruelty. Unless proven facts

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No automatic application of presumption under 113-A if the wife dies within 7 years of marriage.

No automatic application of presumption under 113-A if the wife dies within 7 years of marriage.

Sep 6, 2024

When the presumption is raised under section 113-A, the prosecution must show that there was cruelty and continuous harassment.

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Man’s Annulment Petition Citing Cruelty

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Man’s Annulment Petition Citing Cruelty

Mar 22, 2024

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a man’s petition against a previous family court order in which he had unsuccessfully sought the annulment of his marriage on grounds of cruelty by his estranged wife. The estranged wife had filed a case against the

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Husband’s Expectation for Wife to do household Chores is not Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Husband’s Expectation for Wife to do household Chores is not Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Mar 7, 2024

Issue: The Delhi High Court was asked to rule on whether a husband’s expectation that his wife perform household chores is cruelty and is cause for divorce, as well as whether the wife’s demands for separate living quarters and her fabrication of criminal

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Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court

Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court

Jan 3, 2024

The Kerala High Court recently held that a wife is entitled to divorce if subjected to sexual perversions against her will amounting to physical as well as mental cruelty. The division bench of justices Amit Rawal and CS Sudha observed “Perceptions of people

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Dowry demand without cruelty is not an offence under section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court

Dowry demand without cruelty is not an offence under section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court

Oct 18, 2023

Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that demand for dowry or any property or valuable security without the ingredient of “cruelty” will not amount to an offence under section 498A of Indian Penal code. It also held that trivial disputes between spouses or

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Wife persisting on live with husband at his place of posting is not cruel: Chhattisgarh High Court

Wife persisting on live with husband at his place of posting is not cruel: Chhattisgarh High Court

Oct 1, 2023

Issue – The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that remaining with the spouse at his place of work is not cruelty within the Hindu Marriage Act. Facts of the case – The pair tied the knot on May 19, 2005. They lived peacefully

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Karnataka High Court: Treating wife like cash cow without any emotional attachment to her is cruelty.

Karnataka High Court: Treating wife like cash cow without any emotional attachment to her is cruelty.

Jun 30, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Leena Monteiro vs Alwyn D’Cruz] The bench comprising of Justices Alok Aradhe and J M Khazi observed that, in the present case, even though the wife had invested over rupees sixty lakh in her husband’s failing business projects, she

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Animal Brutality: Nature Cruelty

Animal Brutality: Nature Cruelty

May 8, 2022

Written by Manika Gandhi Nature has no compassion. Nature accepts no excuses and the only punishment it knows is Death.” – Eric Hoffer India is a land of rich diversity. By almighty’s grace, the country has been inherited with plenty of natural resources and animal varieties.

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