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Bombay High Court Allows Maintenance to Second Wife in Section 125 CrPC Case Despite Void Marriage Due to Husband's Deception. Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance on Ground of Invalidity of Marriage When He Concealed Prior Marriage.

The petitioner, Mrs. Alka Bhausaheb Bhad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the judgment and o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Partition Suit Due to Remarriage Before Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14 Benefit Not Available to Widow Who Remarried Prior to Act's Commencement

The case involves a second appeal filed by the heirs of the original plaintiff, Sitabai Narhari Rakshe, against the dismissal of her suit for partitio...

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Abetment of Suicide in Case of Continuous Taunting and Harassment of Unmarried Girl. Accused's Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC Sustained as Their Conduct Constituted Abetment by Instigation and Intentional Insult.

The case pertains to an appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which upheld the conviction of the appellan...

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Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of Notification Restricting Oxytocin Manufacture to Public Sector. Notification under Section 26A of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 held invalid for being arbitrary and disproportionate to the objective of curbing misuse.

The case involves a challenge to a notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Robbery in Case of False Promise of Marriage. Court holds that sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage constitutes rape under Section 375 IPC and that theft during such act amounts to robbery under Section 390 IPC.

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No. 467 of 2012 filed by the convict Anand Singh challenging his conviction and sentence, and Criminal ...