In matrimonial cases which result in FIRs under sections like IPC 498A/406 etc, there are 3 possibilities or 3 stages a case may proceed. Stage 1: Complaint by wife/in-laws is filed with police. At this stage it may be a verbal or written complaint to police, but it has not been converted into an FIR […]
IPC 498A
Maintenance to wife cannot be a condition of anticipatory bail: SC judgment
It has been heard from men facing cases arising out of matrimonial issues especially in Bihar that it is common to suggest to husband and impose upon him to pay monthly maintenance to wife as a condition to grant him (and family if applicable) anticipatory bail under IPC sections 498A, 406 etc. This Supreme Court […]