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The petitioner‑mother filed a writ petition challenging a Family Court order dated 9‑December‑2025 that, under section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, directed her to allow supervisory visitation for the father‑respondent on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The parties were involved in …
The petitioners, comprising various family members of the informant, filed two criminal applications and a criminal writ petition seeking the quash of FIR No. 1000 of 2024 and all related proceedings under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR alleged offences under Sections 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), …
The husband, his brother‑in‑law, and other relatives of the informant filed criminal applications and a writ petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 1000 of 2024 and all consequent criminal proceedings under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The parties had reached an amicable settlement, documented …
The husband, his brother‑in‑law, and other relatives of the informant filed criminal applications and a writ petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 1000 of 2024 and all consequent criminal proceedings under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The parties had reached an amicable settlement, documented …
The petitioner, Ganesh Tukaram Waghmare, challenged an interim maintenance order of Rs.4,000 per month granted by the Family Court, Jalgaon, on the ground that he had been suspended from his Zilla Parishad job and was unemployed. He argued that he could not afford the payment, had to support his …
The applicant, Karuna, filed an application to transfer a Hindu Marriage Petition (A‑1240/2022) from the Family Court in Nagpur to the Civil Court in Chalisgaon, where she resides. The husband had filed a petition for judicial separation under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, while the wife had …
The petitioner, Amol Jagannath Gaikwad, filed a writ petition challenging a Family Court order that denied his application to amend the divorce plaint. He sought to insert a new paragraph alleging that the respondent's statements in her written answer were false and amounted to cruelty, which he …
The husband and his relatives (father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law, brother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law) applied to quash FIR No.313 of 2025 filed by the wife alleging cruelty and illegal dowry demand under Sections 85 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The court observed that the FIR and charge …
The wife, Sayli, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act in the Family Court at Pune. She sought transfer of the proceedings to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Chalisgaon, citing the 300 km distance, financial constraints, lack of lodging, and the …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking the quashing of FIR No. 0990/2025 registered at Rahuri Police Station for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. During the pendency of the application the parties reached an amicable settlement, verified by the Registrar and recorded in …
Vyankatesh Ramalu Pagadimarri applied for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, claiming that his matrimonial dispute had been amicably settled and the marriage dissolved under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The trial court had already granted interim bail on 23 …
The wife (applicant) residing in Pune filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of the marriage petition (A‑209 of 2023) from the Family Court in Solapur to the Family Court in Pune. She argued that traveling 300 km to Solapur would …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 3753 of 2018) filed by the complainant under IPC sections 323, 504 and 506. They asserted that they were falsely implicated and that the dispute between applicant No.4 and the complainant …
The petitioner, Sant Prasad Dubey, married the respondent, Madhuri, under Hindu rites in 2008 and they have three children. In the divorce proceedings, the respondent sought maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The trial court ordered a modest lump‑sum litigation …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 2314 of 2019) instituted by the complainant under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that the dispute arose from …
The petitioner, married under Hindu rites on 5 March 2025, filed a joint petition for mutual divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act on 16 March 2026. An application to waive the statutory cooling period was filed on 8 April 2026 but was rejected by the family court. The petitioner …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Code seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 34072 of 2024) arising from allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They asserted that the dispute had been amicably settled …
Sachin Raykawar filed a criminal revision against the State of U.P. and others, seeking relief from an order of the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Jhansi dated 25.07.2025. The parties had earlier mediated their dispute before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court Allahabad, …
The applicant filed a Section 528 CrPC application seeking to quash a trial summons dated 15.03.2024 for offences under Sections 323, 498‑A and 504 IPC. The applicant and the opposite party (his wife) had settled their matrimonial dispute, withdrawn all pending criminal cases, and the wife confirmed …
The husband filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application (MCA) seeking transfer of domestic violence proceedings and, after settlement talks, the parties executed consent terms on 13 October 2025 dividing two jointly owned flats and stipulating payment of Rs.20 lakh by the husband. The consent terms …
The petitioner, Jai Prakash, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a mandamus directing the Family Court to allow him to pay alimony of Rs.2,50,000 in easy installments to his wife, Smt. Suman, in a pending divorce case (Petition No. 581 of 2025). He argued that under Section 13B of the …
The petitioner, Upendra Singh Kushwaha, married Kajal Singh on 12‑12‑2016 and filed a mutual divorce petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act before the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghazipur, on 03‑09‑2025. The divorce case remained pending, prompting the petitioner to file a …
The petitioner, Snehal Chandrashekar Jangde, filed a writ petition challenging the Family Court's order dated 10 April 2025 that rejected her application for interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner claimed a modest income of ₹4,000 per month and expenses of …
The petitioner, Dharatiben, filed a special civil application seeking withdrawal of her petition while requesting that the pending suit in the Family Court be expedited because the order under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act can only be challenged on appeal. The learned counsel submitted that …
The petitioner, Pritiben, filed a special civil application seeking to withdraw her petition while requesting that the pending family court suit be expedited, noting that an order under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is appealable. The High Court, after hearing submissions, directed the Family …
The appellant, Pratham Sanjay Mahendru, filed a family suit seeking a declaration that his marriage was void under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Court dismissed the suit, finding that the appellant had not produced a marriage registration, witnesses, or any proof that the marriage …
The appellant husband filed a divorce suit under Sections 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, but the Family Court dismissed it on the ground that it was filed within one year of marriage, violating Section 14. The trial court, however, proceeded to examine merits such as cruelty and …
Krishna Mohan Kumar petitioned for bail in a complaint under Section 498A IPC alleging cruelty and dowry demands after an alleged marriage to the complainant, Pratima Devi. The petitioner contended that no marriage took place and that any such union would be prohibited under the Hindu Marriage Act, …
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Mandal, was arrested in a complaint (No. 1953 of 2024) alleging offences under Section 498A of the IPC for dowry harassment. He applied for bail, asserting that he had taken a dowry at marriage but had not continued to demand it, and that his wife refused to consummate …
The appellant, Priyanka Yadav, appealed an ex‑parte divorce decree granted to her husband under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, alleging that the suit notice was sent to a wrong address and she was never served. The trial court had struck off the appellant’s defence for non‑compliance with …
Vikash Singh filed an application under I.A. No.01 of 2026 seeking to quash the order taking cognizance dated 01‑08‑2025 in a dowry‑related case where he was charged under IPC sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR arose from an alleged torture for non‑payment of dowry …
The petitioner, Akhand Pratap Singh, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jaunpur, to decide the pending divorce suit (Case No. 1101 of 2024) filed by the respondent, Aayushi Singh, under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage …
The petitioner, Anuranjan Kumar, filed an application seeking modification of a previous order that mandated payment of a settlement amount in a criminal case under Section 498A IPC. The settlement of Rs.4 lakh was partially paid, with Rs.75,000 paid at bail and Rs.20,000 subsequently, and the …
Vishal Srivastava applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint alleging dowry harassment and related offences under sections 498A, 341, 323, 504 of the IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complainant, his wife, claimed he and others tortured her to obtain Rs. 2 …
The revisionist, Rangesh Kumar, challenged a Family Court order that required him to pay monthly maintenance to his wife and three children under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He argued that his wife left voluntarily, he was financially strained due to his father's medical expenses, …
The appellant husband appealed against a trial court order that granted his wife maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, in addition to an existing Rs.3,000 per month awarded under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The husband argued that the total …
The applicants filed a CrPC Section 482 application seeking to quash the summons and criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 1999 of 2023) filed by Jyoti Devi under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 376 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter had been referred to the Court’s Mediation and Conciliation …
The husband appealed a Family Court order that dissolved his marriage, granted maintenance for his son, and directed the wife to pay Rs.15,00,000 as permanent alimony. He accepted the dissolution and child maintenance but contested the alimony direction, arguing that no specific prayer for permanent …
The petitioner, Kundan Das, was arrested in connection with a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he married the informant in a love affair and later tortured her for dowry. The petitioner contended that the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 18553/2022) arising from allegations under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 406, 506 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had settled their dispute through the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 10665 of 2024) arising from alleged offences under sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act. They argued that a compromise dated 27‑02‑2026 had been …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash charge sheet No.66/2024 and related proceedings in a case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash a summoning order dated 16‑11‑2024 and the related criminal proceedings (Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 354B IPC and Sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act) pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra. The …
The petitioner, Ashish Gautam, married Vinita Gautam in 2011 and the couple have been living separately since January 2020. The petitioner filed a petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act on 19 February 2026, seeking divorce, and also applied for a cooling period, which the Family Court …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking quashal of criminal proceedings (Case No. 774 of 2019) arising from offences under Sections 377, 376, 504, 323 and 313 IPC. The dispute stemmed from a matrimonial relationship that ended in a mutual divorce and a compromise …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet, cognizance order and all proceedings in Criminal Case No. 659 of 2025, which involved offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 36208 of 2024) arising from a dowry-related complaint under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Court’s …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 427 of 2022) filed under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter was referred to the Court’s Mediation Centre, where the parties amicably settled the dispute …
Chandan Kumar Jaiswal was accused in a 2023 complaint under Section 498A of the IPC for alleged dowry‑related cruelty and retention of stridhan. He applied for anticipatory bail, arguing that the complaint was not supported by an affidavit, contrary to the ratio in Priyanka Srivastava v. State of …
The husband appealed a Family Court order that rejected his maintenance petition under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The High Court noted that the appellant had not filed the second copy of the brief with the memo of appeal, raising a procedural objection to the appeal's maintainability. The …
Jai Prakash Gupta was named in a complaint (No. 222 of 2023) alleging dowry harassment, cruelty, assault and criminal intimidation under Sections 498A, 406, 323, 506, 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, claiming innocence and asserting …
The appellant, Smt. Ranjana Singh, the first wife of Rohit Singh, filed a suit under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking to declare her husband's second marriage to a woman identified as "X" void. The trial court dismissed the suit, holding that only a party to the second marriage could …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking quash of an FIR dated 20 June 2025 that alleged offences under Sections 115(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code arising from a matrimonial dispute. The High Court referred the matter to the Mediation Centre, where the parties eventually entered …
The petitioners, two in‑laws and a stranger, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged alleging dowry harassment, physical assault and threats under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the informant was subjected to continuous cruelty by her …
The petitioner, Sameer Kumar Priyadarshi, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving offences under IPC sections 323 and 498(A) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He alleged false implication by the second opposite party, Supriya Kumari, with whom he had filed a restitution of conjugal …
The appellant filed an appeal against the dismissal of his divorce suit on the ground of cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. He sought to introduce two later criminal judgments – an acquittal in a Section 498‑A case (2024) and the dismissal of a defamation complaint (2021) – as evidence in the …
The petitioner, Kumod Rajak, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint alleging dowry harassment, assault, theft, and criminal intimidation under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, dissatisfied with a Rs. 50,000 dowry demand, drove the …
The petition sought cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the husband (OP No.2) in a criminal case arising from a matrimonial dispute (Complaint No. 614/2013) under Section 498A IPC. Both parties entered into a joint compromise, agreeing that the husband would pay Rs.75 lakh in three …
The petitioner, Abhishek Kumar Pathak, applied for anticipatory bail in a complaint case alleging multiple offences under the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from a marital dispute after ten years of marriage. The complainant alleged physical and mental assault, extortion of money, and …
The husband filed a revision seeking to quash a Family Court order that granted maintenance of Rs 15,000 per month to his wife and their minor son under Section 125 of the CrPC. The parties were married in 2011, separated in 2014, and the wife filed an FIR alleging dowry harassment and a maintenance …
The petitioner, Nigam Kumar Singh, was arrested in connection with a case registered under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances (BNS) Act and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act, alleged to have had a physical relationship with the informant after promising marriage and then deserting …
The wife (appellant) married the husband in 1995 and had a son in 1999. She filed a divorce suit in 2002, which the Family Court decreed on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The parties have lived apart for the last 25 years, with the husband failing to pay …
The petitioner, Deep Shikha, filed an application under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking transfer of Family Title Suit No.160/2017 from the Family Court in Chapra, Saran to the Family Court in Patna, citing her residence in Patna, lack of financial means to travel repeatedly, and the need …
The appellant, Namo Narayan Choubey, filed a matrimonial appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act seeking a decree of divorce against his wife Priyanka Devi, alleging non‑consummation, cruelty, and her prior marriage. The trial court dismissed the case, finding that the marriage was …
The applicant, Vivek Kaushal, filed a Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking to quash an interim maintenance order dated 12‑08‑2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Kanpur Dehat in a Section 125 Cr.P.C. proceeding. The applicant argued that the respondent’s prior marriage had …
The husband (appellant) filed a Miscellaneous Application under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 challenging an order dated 19 January 2026 that had partly allowed his wife's application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The appellant later contended that the correct remedy was …
The applicant filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking quash of criminal proceedings (Complaint No. 1190 of 2021) that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Domestic Violence Protection Act. The applicant had deposited Rs. 15.50 lakhs as …
The revision petition filed by Satan Bahadur Dhuriya challenged a Family Court order granting Rs. 5,000 per month as maintenance to his former wife under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner argued that the amount was excessive and beyond his financial capacity as a driver. The …
The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quash of criminal proceedings arising from a charge sheet dated 23.03.2022 under Sections 498A and 323 IPC. The applicants had deposited Rs. 15,96,577 as directed by the court, part of which was released to …
The petitioner, Smt. Kirti (Saloni), filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Moradabad, to decide her pending divorce case (Case No. 593 of 2023) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the trial had …
The applicant, Karan Rathore, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quash of criminal proceedings (S.T. No. 480 of 2023) instituted under IPC sections 323, 328, 504 and 506. The applicant had deposited Rs. 15.50 lakhs as directed by the court, part of which …
The High Court of Allahabad entertained a revision petition filed by Gaurav Anand against an order passed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner sought relief from that order, but the respondent's counsel argued that the petitioner had an alternative remedy by filing an appeal …
The applicant, Prabhakar Rai, filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S. seeking a stay of an execution order dated 30‑10‑2025 issued by the Family Court, Azamgarh, for recovery of outstanding maintenance of Rs. 3,16,000. The parties had earlier been directed to mediation, resulting in a …
Petitioner Prema Devi sought relief from arrest in a criminal complaint (Case No. 1918 of 2023) alleging she had committed cruelty and torture under Section 498A of the IPC, and was accused of an illicit relationship with the complainant's husband. The petitioner denied all allegations, claiming the …
The petitioner, Avinash Kumar Puspakar, was accused of assault and torture under Sections 85 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Complaint No. 2033 of 2024. He claimed innocence and asserted that the parties had amicably settled the …
The husband Alok Ranjan and wife Minu Jha appeared before the Patna High Court and jointly filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, based on a settlement agreement dated 08.01.2026. The agreement stipulated that the husband would pay Rs. 65,00,000 to …
Shankar Kumar, apprehending arrest in a case under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Domestic Violence Act, applied for anticipatory bail, claiming he was falsely implicated by his wife, who had also received a notice in a restitution of conjugal rights suit filed under Section 9 of the Hindu …
Subham Singh (Petitioner) was granted bail on 18‑07‑2024 with the condition that he pay Rs 3000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Kumari Annu. He filed a petition seeking modification of that bail order, contending that the Family Court, Chandauli had earlier directed him to pay Rs 2500 per …
The husband, Abhijeet Darshan, appealed a Family Court order directing him to pay Rs 8,000 per month as maintenance to his wife (OP No. 2) under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He argued that his wife left the matrimonial home without any "rhyme and reason," that he earned only Rs 3,000 …
The petitioner, Bikram Pratap Chaudhary, filed a modification application seeking to alter the anticipatory bail order dated 08.05.2025 in a case under Section 498A IPC. The parties had earlier entered into a mutual consent divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, with specific terms …
The petitioners filed an application invoking the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to quash an order dated 09‑01‑2023 of the Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners produced a …
Rohit Kumar petitioned the Patna High Court seeking bail in a criminal case (Complaint No. 306 of 2023) filed by his wife Nilam Devi under Sections 498A IPC and 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute is matrimonial, and both parties have agreed to dissolve the marriage under Section 13B of the …
The petitioners filed an application invoking the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to quash a Judicial Magistrate's order dated 09.01.2023 that had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They submitted a compromise deed …
The petitioner sought to set aside a 2014 Family Court order that granted the respondent maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, directing Rs 10,000 per month and a Rs 25,000 lump‑sum cost. The petitioner failed to file a statement of assets and did not pay the ordered …
Vijay Shree, the wife, filed an application seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to her husband, Gajendra Singh, in a criminal case under Section 498A of the IPC. The petitioner argued that the bail was granted without sufficient notice to her and that subsequent threatening conduct …
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Sah, was charged in a complaint dated 15‑09‑2023 for offences under IPC sections 406, 324, 504, 498A, 323 and 379 arising from alleged marital cruelty and illicit relationship. He pleaded innocence, claimed no prior criminal record and asserted that the case stemmed from …
The petitioner, Amisha Kumari, filed a Criminal Miscellaneous petition seeking transfer of a matrimonial case filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act from the Family Court in Munger to the Family Court in Araria. The High Court observed that such a transfer application should be filed as a …
Subhash Kumar, husband of Ganga Kumari, was arrested in connection with a FIR under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier filed a restitution of conjugal rights suit under the Hindu Marriage Act and was paying interim maintenance of …
Dasai Paswan was charged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code for alleged dowry harassment and torture of his wife, Sarita Devi. The petitioner denied the allegations and submitted an undertaking to keep his wife with …
The petitioner, Jyoti Prakash Singh, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a complaint alleging dowry harassment under Sections 323 and 498A IPC. He denied the allegations and asserted his willingness to restore conjugal rights, having also filed a restitution of conjugal rights suit …
Amit Kumar Pradhan, an army personnel, was arrested in a complaint filed by his wife, Anjali Rai, alleging dowry demand and torture under Sections 498A and 323 of the IPC. The petitioner argued that the marriage had effectively broken down, citing a dismissed divorce petition under Section 13(B) of …
Ashwani Kumar Singh was arrested in a Mahila Police Station case alleging dowry‑related cruelty, assault and a second marriage under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable (BNS) Act, 2023. The petitioner claimed the allegations were baseless, asserting that the informant left him voluntarily and …
The appellant, Rakesh Kumar, filed an appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act challenging an interim alimony pendente lite order passed by the Family Court under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, which required him to pay Rs. 25,000 per month to his wife. The trial court also ordered a …
The petitioner, Ravi Kumar Bhagat, sought to quash a criminal case (C.R. No.1053 of 2015) filed against him under Sections 323 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code based on a complaint by Opposite Party No.2. The petitioner argued that the same opposite party had earlier been served notice in a …
The appellant and respondent were married in 2004 and lived in Canada until 2011, when health and employment issues forced their return to India. The couple separated in February 2011, and the respondent thereafter refused to resume cohabitation, even after multiple summons and notices, effectively …
The petition sought directions to the Union and State governments to prevent honour crimes, including honour killings, by mandating a national and state plan of action, special cells, and prosecution of offenders. The Court held that any torture or interference with an adult's choice of marriage, …
Prateek Gupta (father) appealed a Delhi High Court order that directed him to hand over his five‑year‑old son Aadvik, a U.S. citizen, to his wife Shilpi Gupta (mother) after she filed a writ of habeas corpus. The father had taken the child to India in 2015 without the mother’s consent, and the …
The appellant, Taramani Parakh, filed a criminal complaint under Sections 498A and 34 IPC alleging dowry harassment and cruelty by her husband and his parents. The husband and his parents moved the High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC to quash the proceedings, claiming the allegations were …
The petitioner, an advocate, filed a Special Leave Petition challenging observations made by the Madras High Court that a valid marriage does not necessarily require adherence to all customary rights and that long‑term cohabitation creates a presumption of marriage, rendering children legitimate. …
The husband, Rishikesh Sharma, filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage to Saroj Sharma under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging mental cruelty and desertion. The parties had been living separately since 1981, with the wife filing multiple criminal cases against the husband, and …
Gurpreet Singh, an ex‑Air Force officer, was charged with murdering his wife Kalpna by setting her on fire. There was no eye‑witness; the prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence including a strained marital relationship, a pending divorce with a monetary settlement, prior instances of domestic …
The husband, D.P. Satpathy, claimed that his marriage to B.P. Dixit was performed under duress and therefore invalid, and also denied paternity of the child born shortly after the ceremony. The wife filed an application under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code for maintenance for herself and …
The appellants sought to exclude 36.74 acres allotted to the wife under a 1970 partition deed from the husband's land ceiling computation, claiming it was "Stridhana land" under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. The dispute centered on whether Section 21A's …
