Husband breaks wife’s phone, produces adultery photos; gets photographer who developed photo to be a witness; MP HC grants divorceThe Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that photos of adultery can be used as evidence in divorce cases, even without a Section 65B certificat...
26 Dec, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
Husband ordered to pay fine to ex-wife over her nickname he saved on his phone. Court calls it emotional abuseA Turkish court has ruled against a husband for saving his wife's contact with a derogatory nickname. The court found this, along with fina...
26 Oct, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
No alimony for wife as husband proved her extra marital affair and got divorced on grounds of adultery in Chhattisgarh High Court caseDivorce without alimony: The High Court ruled that a wife divorced on grounds of adultery is ineligible for alimony/maintenance under Secti...
28 May, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
No alimony for adultery: Chhattisgarh HC tells woman to mind the clauseThe Chhattisgarh High Court denied a woman's maintenance request from her former husband, citing her proven adulterous conduct as grounds f...
19 May, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
In deepfake era, photos claiming adultery by spouse to be proved by evidence: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court emphasised the need for concrete evidence in cases of alleged adultery, particularly in light of deepfake technology, ...
08 Jun, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: HCJustice Chandra Dhari Singh, who was dealing with a challenge to a trial court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance to the wife...
14 Apr, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Army asks defence ministry to retain homosexuality, adultery as punishable offencesThe army believes that allowing homosexuality and adultery will break the fabric that binds it together and effect its teamwork spirit, whi...
31 Oct, 2019, 08.46 PM IST
One bad law goes, but women remain second-class citizensAs Justice Chandrachud elaborates in his judgment, this has been a ubiquitous attitude towards adultery throughout history.
30 Sep, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Adultery no longer a crime, says Supreme CourtThe Centre had defended the Victorian law, stating that continuation of the adultery law is important.
27 Sep, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
Supreme Court's adultery verdict strong, progressive on gender equality, say women lawyersSenior advocate Rebecca John and lawyers Aishwarya Bhati and Menaka Guruswamy, termed as correct the apex court's observation that the adul...
27 Sep, 2018, 04.34 PM IST
SC verdict on adultery welcomed by lawyers, activistsA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dea...
27 Sep, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
What public good law on adultery serves, asks SC"What is the sanctity of marriage here. If the consent of husband is taken then there is no adultery," the bench said.
08 Aug, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
SC says adultery law looks pro-women but is anti-women, hints it may go“The law seems to be prowomen but is anti-women in a grave ostensible way. As if with the consent of the husband, wife can be subjected to ...
03 Aug, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
02 Aug, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Plea against penal law on adultery referred to Constitution benchThe case pertained to a PIL filed by Joseph Shine, an Indian who is living in Italy. Petitioner contests existing norms on the grounds that...
05 Jan, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Is it time for India to scrape the patriarchal adultery law?The law is applicable only when the wife commits adultery.
26 Feb, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
- Woman can't be punished for adultery: SC
The Supreme Court today said a woman in an illicit relationship cannot be punished for adultery despite being an abettor in the crime thoug...
02 Dec, 2011, 10.00 PM IST