“The Patna High Court quashed proceedings against the husband’s relatives, holding that a cruelty case under Section 85 BNS cannot stand when the marriage is void due to a previous marriage. Ruled second marriage without divorce is invalid.”
Gujarat High Court ruled that “Foreign law cannot dissolve marriage under Hindu Marriage Act.” The judgment clarifies that divorces obtained abroad have no legal effect in India for marriages registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a husband forcing unnatural sex on his wife without her consent is punishable under Section 377 IPC. The Court upheld a wife’s right to dignity and sexual autonomy, even in marriage.
