The Gujarat High Court held procedural defects cannot defeat Mubarat divorce where mutual consent exists, recognizing dissolution without written agreement, criticizing a Family Court’s hyper-technical approach, and affirming Muslim personal law principles prioritizing substantive justice over procedural requirements.
The Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to a woman and her alleged lover, accused of abetting her estranged husband’s suicide. The court found no evidence of direct instigation or compelling behavior from the couple, emphasizing that the law requires clear acts of inducement for abetment claims.
