Indiatimes

CrPC cover for women can’t be invoked in Fema case: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: The protection enjoyed by a woman under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is not available in proceedings related to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), which is governed by civil law, ...
LiveLaw

Final Maintenance Order Under Section 125 CrPC Prevails Over Interim Relief Under Hindu Marriage Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a final maintenance order under Section 125 CrPC while simultaneously setting aside an ...
LiveLaw

Magistrate's Power Under S.204(4) CrPC To Dismiss Complaint Must Be Exercised Judiciously With Reasoned Orders: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the Magistrate's power to dismiss criminal complaints under Section 204(4) of Code of ...

Father cannot avoid responsibility to maintain minor child, citing mother’s income or personal liabilities

The judgment reinforces a very clear point: if you are a father, you cannot avoid paying maintenance to your minor child by ...

Can't pay twice: HC bars overlapping maintenance under CrPC, DV Act

Justice Neerja K Kalson ruled that maintenance awarded under different statutes must be adjusted against each other, ensuring ...

Karnataka High Court sets aside family court’s parallel maintenance order

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has quashed a family court order awarding Rs 10,000 a month as interim maintenance to a woman ...
Deccan Herald

Karnataka High Court grants partial relief to H D Revanna, sets aside offence under IPC Sec 344

Justice M I Arun passed this order while upholding charge against Revanna under IPC Section 354A (sexual harassment) and directed the trial court to examine if this charge can be invoked despite the ...