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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of DV Proceedings to Family Court for Joint Trial with Divorce Petition Under Section 24 CPC. Husband's Application Granted to Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings and Conflicting Decisions in Matrimonial Disputes.

The Bombay High Court allowed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by the husband seeking transfer of DV procee...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition in Child Custody Dispute Due to Pending Statutory Remedy. Petition Under Article 32 Constitution of India Held Not Maintainable as Custody with Mother Was Not Illegal and Father Had Already Filed Petition Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

The dispute involved a father's petition for habeas corpus under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking custody of his two minor children. Th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Proceedings under Sections 324 and 498A IPC initiated at Mangaluru set aside as no part of cause of action arose within that jurisdiction.

The petitioner, Dr. Aakash Shetty, filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.1712/2017 (P.C.No.100/2016) pe...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Section 498A Jurisdiction Case, Holding That Courts at Wife's Parental Home Have Jurisdiction. The court ruled that cruelty under Section 498A IPC is a continuing offence and its consequences ensue at the parental home, conferring jurisdiction under Section 179 CrPC.

The case involves a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Code of Criminal Pr...

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Complaint at Parental Home in Section 498A IPC Case — Jurisdiction Based on Continuing Offence and Consequences Under CrPC Sections 178 and 179.

The case involved a group of appeals concerning the jurisdictional issue under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Sections 177, 178...