Cruelty presupposes a degree of proximity or cohabitation, and in the absence of shared residence, allegations of harassment become inherently improbable...

The claim for educational expenses was prima facie made out and adverse inference may be drawn against a husband for concealing income by not filing an affidavit of assets...

Presence in the vicinity alone is insufficient to deny liberty --Court deprecated the failure of the Investigating Officer and Station House Officer to appear before the Court...

Section 35(1)(b) BNSS only specifies circumstances for arrest without warrant and does not empower police to summon or question a person in the absence of any case registered against him...

Admission regarding signature and issuance of cheque in reply notice attracts presumption under Sections 118 and 139 of the NI Act, and mutually destructive defences are untenable...

The Investigating Officer is under statutory obligation to submit a complaint for offences under Sections 177 and 182 IPC when a closure report finds allegations false -- Magistrates must no..

As per the proviso to Section 413, the victim has the right to prefer 'an appeal' and not 'appeals', and this right cannot be extended to an order affirming an earlier acquittal...

Mere potential to earn is distinct from actual gainful employment, and it is misplaced for a husband to rely solely on his wife's qualifications to evade his legal obligation to maintain her..

A time has come when society would introspect when girls are forced to marry by parents, and the decision of the girl is paramount with her consent required before any such decision is taken..

Since the accused was already married when he entered into the relationship, the alleged promise to marry prima facie amounted to 'deceitful means' under Section 69 BNS -- Criminal Proceedin..

In a Section 377 context, the marital rape concept is not recognized under current law because of the express marital exception in Section 375 IPC...

Prosecution Must Prove Publication or Transmission of Obscene Material -- Without authentication of videos, audios or photos sent to the FSL expert for opinion, the report cannot form the ba..