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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Instigation. Refusal to Marry and Alleged Taunts Not Sufficient to Prove Abetment Under Section 306 IPC.

The appellant, Mahendra s/o Manohar Shahare, was convicted by the trial court under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetting the suicide of M...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Compromise Between Husband and Wife. Proceedings under Sections 498A, 420 IPC and Sections 3, 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 quashed as continuation would be an abuse of process of law.

The petitioner-husband filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.24483/2018 arising from Crime No.112...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Framing of Charges in Rape Case Based on False Promise of Marriage and Coercion. Consent Obtained Under Misconception of Fact or Fear of Defamation is Vitiated and Constitutes Rape Under Section 375 IPC.

The case arises from a criminal appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissing the appellant's revision agai...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Against Accused in Private Altercation — Insult Not in Public View. Alleged Caste-Based Insult Occurred Inside a Shop, Not in Public View, Failing to Attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The petitioners, Bhimappa Jantakal @ Bhimanna and three others, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Revision Petition Challenging Maintenance Order Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. — Wife's Right to Maintenance Upheld as Husband Failed to Prove Adultery or Desertion.

The case involves a revision petition filed by the husband under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging the order dated 08.03.2016 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree in Cruelty and Desertion Case. Filing of False Criminal Case Under Section 498-A IPC and Section 97 CrPC Constitutes Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The appellant-wife filed a second appeal against the judgment and order of the District Judge-3 and Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, in Regular ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Stay of Maintenance to Major Unmarried Daughter Under Hindu Marriage Act — Section 26 Does Not Cover Major Children. Maintenance of Rs.10,000 per month to major daughter set aside as Section 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 only applies to minor children.

The case involves a Civil Application filed by Rajendra Mahadeo Deokule (the applicant/original appellant) seeking stay of an order dated 16th July 20...

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High Court Allows Writ Petition and Quashes Circular Condition Requiring Priest's Presence for Marriage Registration. Circular Condition Held Arbitrary and Contrary to Section 6(1)(b) of Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998.

The case arose from a writ petition filed by a purohit working at Kalaram Temple in Nashik, challenging a condition in a circular issued by the Regist...