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    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court
    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court
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    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court partly allowed a criminal revision, reducing maintenance awarded to a wife and child from Rs 11,000 to Rs 7,500 monthly. The Court held maintenance must be “reasonable and proportionate” to income, considering the husband’s assessed monthly earnings of Rs 30,000.

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    Matrimonial Cruelty Is a Continuing Offence, Delay in Reporting Doesn’t Erode Credibility: Kerala High Court said in Dowry Harassment Case
    Matrimonial Cruelty Is a Continuing Offence, Delay in Reporting Doesn’t Erode Credibility: Kerala High Court said in Dowry Harassment Case
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    Matrimonial Cruelty Is a Continuing Offence, Delay in Reporting Doesn’t Erode Credibility: Kerala High Court said in Dowry Harassment Case

    The Kerala High Court reduced the sentence of a husband convicted under Section 498A IPC, holding that matrimonial cruelty is a continuing offence and delay in filing a complaint does not automatically weaken the credibility of dowry harassment allegations.

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    Bribery Allegation: Madras High Court Judge Recuses After Lawyers Claim Senior Advocate Took Rs.50 Lakh From Client to Bribe Him
    Bribery Allegation: Madras High Court Judge Recuses After Lawyers Claim Senior Advocate Took Rs.50 Lakh From Client to Bribe Him
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    Bribery Allegation: Madras High Court Judge Recuses After Lawyers Claim Senior Advocate Took Rs.50 Lakh From Client to Bribe Him

    A Madras High Court judge recused himself after allegations surfaced that a senior advocate demanded Rs.50 lakh from a client, falsely claiming it would be used to bribe the judge. The judge stepped aside to allow impartial inquiry.

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    “Language Must Be Simple, Sensitive”: Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Action Against Allahabad High Court Order on Attempted Rape of Minor
    “Language Must Be Simple, Sensitive”: Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Action Against Allahabad High Court Order on Attempted Rape of Minor
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    “Language Must Be Simple, Sensitive”: Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Action Against Allahabad High Court Order on Attempted Rape of Minor

    The Supreme Court took suo motu notice of an Allahabad High Court ruling that said grabbing a minor girl’s breasts did not amount to attempted rape. The CJI stressed the need for simple, victim-sensitive language and hinted at comprehensive guidelines for courts dealing with sexual offence cases.

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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement

    The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal revision proceedings filed by an informant or complainant do not automatically abate after their death. The Court held that the revisional court may continue to examine the legality and correctness of the lower court’s order in the interest of justice.

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    Maintenance Cannot Be Denied Merely On Assumptions Of Social Media Income: Allahabad High Court
    Maintenance Cannot Be Denied Merely On Assumptions Of Social Media Income: Allahabad High Court
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    Maintenance Cannot Be Denied Merely On Assumptions Of Social Media Income: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court set aside a Bareilly family court order denying maintenance to a woman, on assumptions about her income as a YouTuber. The Court held maintenance cannot be denied without examining both spouses’ actual earnings carefully.

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