‘Mere earning of wife does not disentitle her from maintenance’: Allahabad HC orders husband to pay maintenance to wife earning Rs 11 lakh a year

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the mere fact that a wife is employed cannot, by itself, be a valid ground to deny her maintenance. The Court made it…

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Minor boy Convicted Under POCSO, sentenced to 20 years imprisonment; HC suspends his sentence, says Age Gap Between Boy & Girl Significant Factor Which Law Didn’t Address

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of a convict sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment under Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act, noting that both the accused…

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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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