‘One Incident’ Of Husband Slapping Wife For Staying Overnight At Parent’s Home Without Telling Him Not Cruelty: Gujarat High Court

Acquitting the husband accused of cruelty and abetment to suicide after 23 years, the court further said that allegation of persistent, unbearable continuous beatings by husband would require cogent evidence…

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Woman in a live-in relationship with a married man can’t claim relief under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has determined that a woman involved in a relationship with a married man, while fully aware of his marital status, cannot seek relief under the Protection…

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Mandatory For Police To Prosecute individuals for filing False FIRs; Investigating officers To Face Contempt if they fail to do so: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to mandatorily initiate prosecution against individuals who lodge false or malicious FIRs. Justice Praveen Kumar Giri passed the order while…

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Despite Long Cohabitation, Woman Can’t Claim Maintenance From Partne If Her First Marriage Subsists: Allahabad High Court

The Court observed thus while dismissing a revision petition filed by a woman challenging an order by the trial court which had rejected her maintenance application. The Revisionist claimed she…

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