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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Court Allows Compromise in Non-Compoundable Offences Under Section 482 CrPC to Secure Ends of Justice.

The petitioners, including the husband and his relatives, filed two criminal petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seek...

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Bombay High Court Holds Husband Guilty of Contempt for Wilful Disobedience of Maintenance Order. Non-compliance with Family Court's maintenance order for over two years despite notice of contempt petition amounts to wilful disobedience under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The contempt petition was filed by the wife, Amita B Devnani, against her husband Bhagwan H Devnani and others, alleging wilful disobedience of an ord...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition in Favor of Wife Due to Hardship and Medical Grounds. Wife's Convenience and Childcare Needs Outweigh Husband's Choice of Forum Under Section 24 CPC.

The applicant wife filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of the divorce peti...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Appeal Concerning Custody of Minor Child Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Appeal challenges Family Court's order granting custody to father based on allegations of mother's adulterous conduct and welfare considerations.

The matter pertains to a first appeal filed under Section 47(c) of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, challenging the judgment and decree dated 03.03....

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Karnataka High Court Allows Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Matrimonial Dispute Resolved Amicably — Proceedings Under Sections 498A, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC.

The petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 to 4 in C.C.No.1362/2016 pending before the Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Chickmagalur, filed a petition under Se...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Husband's Divorce Petition to Wife's Hometown on Grounds of Wife's Convenience and Prior Pending Proceedings. Distance of 380 km, Lack of Independent Income, and Overnight Journey Held to Outweigh Husband's Readiness to Bear Travel Expenses.

The case originated from a matrimonial dispute between the applicant-wife and respondent-husband, whose marriage was solemnized on 19 July 2010. After...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Compromise Reached Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Leading to Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet.

The petitioners, including the husband and his parents, sought quashing of Criminal Case No.140/S/2014/III pending before the IIIrd Additional Judicia...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in Rape Case Due to Consensual Long-Term Relationship. Consent Not Vitiated by Misconception When Engagement Evidenced Intent to Marry; Ingredients of Sections 375, 376 and 417 IPC Not Satisfied.

This criminal petition was filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.140/2023 and t...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Interim Maintenance for Wife Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Husband's Income and Lifestyle Considered. The Court held that interim maintenance must reflect the husband's earning capacity and standard of living, not merely the wife's needs.

The petitioner, Smt. Pratibha Singh, wife of the respondent Vineet Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challen...