The judgment emphasizes the protective purpose of Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, ensuring that the statutory right of appeal is not rendered illusory by a hasty second marriage.
Gujarat High Court · 13 Jul 2026
Secretly recording a spouse's telephone conversations without consent violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible as evidence.
Telangana High Court · 11 Jul 2026
Conviction for rape can be based solely on the credible testimony of the prosecutrix despite absence of medical corroboration.
Allahabad High Court · 11 Jul 2026
Power of the First Appellate Court to enhance the rate of interest awarded by the trial court even in the absence of an appeal or cross-objection by the plaintiff.
Bombay High Court · 10 Jul 2026
Maintainability of a second anticipatory bail petition after rejection up to the Supreme Court; effect of subsequent compromise; compliance with Supreme Court directions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Punjab & Haryana High Court · 10 Jul 2026
An appellate court cannot dismiss an appeal against conviction for non-prosecution due to the absence of the appellant or counsel; it must either adjourn the matter or decide the appeal on merits after examining the record
Mandatory enforcement of contracts after the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, subject to Sections 11(2), 14 and 16.
Allahabad High Court · 10 Jul 2026
Long cohabitation as husband and wife is sufficient to maintain a claim for maintenance without strict proof of a valid marriage.
Allahabad High Court · 10 Jul 2026
Declaration of uncontested Talaq under Muslim Personal Law.
Allahabad High Court · 10 Jul 2026
Allahabad High Court held that conviction under Section 34 IPC is unsustainable unless the prosecution proves prior concert and a pre-arranged common intention among the accused.
Allahabad High Court · 9 Jul 2026
An adult woman has the fundamental right to choose where to live and whom to marry, and cannot be compelled by her parents or the State to return home against her wishes.
Bombay High Court · 9 Jul 2026
Family discord with a spouse is not a ground to deny maintenance to elderly parents under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
Bombay High Court · 9 Jul 2026
An adult woman's denial of abduction alone is not a ground to quash a kidnapping FIR when disputed facts require investigation.
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh · 10 Jul 2026
Andhra Pradesh High Court · 10 Jul 2026
Sanction for prosecution of public servants; assaulting a suspect to extract a confession is not an act done in the discharge of official duty and does not attract the protection under Section 197 CrPC
Bombay High Court · 10 Jul 2026
A Hindu marriage cannot be solemnised or dissolved through a notarised agreement.
Madhya Pradesh High Court · 9 Jul 2026
