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High Court Allows Divorce Appeal on Ground of Cruelty, Overturning Family Court Dismissal. Husband Established Mental Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(i-a) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Through Wife's Abnormal Behavior, Public Humiliation, and Physical Violence, Despite Withdrawal of Unsoundness of Mind Ground.

The appeal arose from a divorce petition filed by the husband against the wife under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on grounds of cruelty and unsoundne...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Relief Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Relationship During Subsistence of Marriage Not Recognized as 'Relationship in Nature of Marriage'

The Petitioner, filed a Writ Petition seeking relief under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA, 2005) claiming her relationshi...

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Matrimonial Dispute: Appellant's Offer of Lump Sum Alimony Upholds Supreme Court's Decree of Divorce

This case concerns a long-standing matrimonial dispute between the appellant-husband and respondent-wife, who have been separated since 2008. The marr...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Unlawful Fixed Term Condition. Trial Court's Imposition of 30-Year Sentence Without Remission Held Beyond Jurisdiction Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Following Precedent.

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentencing of two accused persons convicted for kidnapping for ransom and murder. The deceased, a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Accused in Murder Case Due to Insanity Defense. Appellant Acquitted Under Section 302 IPC as Evidence Showed Mental Illness Disabling Her from Knowing Nature of Act Under Section 84 IPC and Section 105 Evidence Act, 1872.

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant, Sumitra Bai, was convicted for killin...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...