The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad ruled that filing matrimonial cases by a wife cannot alone amount to abetment to suicide. The court emphasized necessity of proving mens rea under Section 306 IPC for criminal liability.
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) set aside a magistrate’s order denying a wife access to her husband’s income details, directing reconsideration, and affirming courts can compel disclosure of income and assets in domestic violence proceedings.
The Allahabad High Court held that overstating a husband’s income in maintenance proceedings does not automatically attract perjury. Justice Raj Beer Singh dismissed the plea, noting the issue remains pending before the family court.
