Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court

Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court

Jan 3, 2024

The Kerala High Court recently held that a wife is entitled to divorce if subjected to sexual perversions against her will amounting to physical as well as mental cruelty. The division bench of justices Amit Rawal and CS Sudha observed “Perceptions of people

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Supreme court upheld the conviction of a man accused of his wife’s murder: says exception 4 to the offence does not apply if the accused takes undue advantage of the situation.

Supreme court upheld the conviction of a man accused of his wife’s murder: says exception 4 to the offence does not apply if the accused takes undue advantage of the situation.

Nov 2, 2023

Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man accused of the murder of his wife and observed that exception 4 of section 300 IPC will not apply in cases where the accused has taken undue advantage of the situation. In the

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498A not applicable to live-in-relationships: Kerala High Court

498A not applicable to live-in-relationships: Kerala High Court

Oct 20, 2023

The Kerala HC had recently made the observation that section 498A of the Indian Penal Code can’t be invoked by a woman in a live-in relationship. Justice Sophy Thomas had made the observation that the woman had come to seek refuge under section

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Dowry demand without cruelty is not an offence under section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court

Dowry demand without cruelty is not an offence under section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court

Oct 18, 2023

Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that demand for dowry or any property or valuable security without the ingredient of “cruelty” will not amount to an offence under section 498A of Indian Penal code. It also held that trivial disputes between spouses or

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