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Dear Madam,
Protection under Domestic Violence Act (D.V. Act, 2005)

Even without going to the police, you can file a petition in the Family Court / Magistrate Court through your lawyer.

You can seek:

Protection order (no harassment/contact).

Right to residence (stay safely in shared household).

Maintenance (financial support).

Dear Sir,
File a Guardianship / Custody Petition

You can approach the Family Court, Bangalore under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 and seek:

Interim custody/visitation rights of your child.

A restraint order preventing your wife from moving the child out of the court’s jurisdiction (Bangalore).

Courts give paramount importance to the welfare of the child, and at this tender age, custody is generally with the mother, but you can secure joint custody or visitation and ensure the child is

Dear Madam,
Adultery (Extra-marital affair):

Earlier, adultery was a criminal offence under Section 497 IPC.

However, in 2018 (Joseph Shine v. Union of India), the Supreme Court decriminalized adultery, holding that it is not a crime, but only a ground for divorce in civil law.

So, if your husband is in an extra-marital affair, police cannot register a criminal case for adultery.

But you can use it as a ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (or relevant personal

Dear Client,
As regards your Q.no.1. Can the judge dismiss the case under Section 256 CrPC due to non-prosecution? Ans- Section 256 Cr.PC provides that if the complainant in a summons case does not appear on the day fixed for the hearing, and the accused appears, the Magistrate may acquit the accused unless the Magistrate thinks proper to adjourn the hearing. Section 256 Cr.P.C. is applicable only if the complaint is taken on file and summons is issued to the accused and on the date appointed f

Dear Client,
Section 13 (1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, allows either spouse to seek divorce on the grounds of cruelty. Mental cruelty is a course of conduct on the part of one spouse that can endanger mental health and cause apprehension in the mind of the other spouse to such an extent as to be injurious for him or her to continue the marital relationship. The appellant needs to prove that further continuance of the matrimonial relationship is harmful to the mental health along with

Dear Sir/Madam,
File an FIR at your nearest women’s police station or cyber cell

You can report that the man made a false promise of marriage, took advantage of your trust, and had physical relations under that false promise.

You can file charges under Sections 376, 417, and 493 IPC.

Contact the Maharashtra State Commission for Women

They can support you in getting protection and legal recourse.

Seek psychological counselling

What you've endured is emotionally tr

Dear Client,
Caste is determined by birth, and a child gets the caste of the father irrespective of the caste of the mother. There is no provision for changing the Caste of a person regardless of his or her religion. But in certain circumstances - where the mother is divorced or widowed- the child can get the caste of his/her mother. However, on such a conversion of a child's caste, he or she can't claim the reservation or other benefits admissible to the castes, which are admissible only if he

Dear Client,
According to West Bengal Services (Death-Cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971 , a Family pension will be payable from the date following the date of death of the Govt. servant to any of the following members - 1. Widow/Widower up to the date of death or remarriage whichever is earlier, 2. Minor Son/daughter ( including adopted sons/daughters) in order of birth upto 25 yrs of age., 3. Physically handicapped/Mentally retarded child for life. 4. Dependent unmarried/Divorced/widowed dau

Dear Sir,

Validity of Partition Among Only Male Members (Excluding Daughters) After 2005
Legal Position:

After 2005, daughters are coparceners in their own right, equal to sons, in ancestral (HUF) property under Mitakshara law.

In the Vineeta Sharma judgment (2020), the SC clarified that daughters have a birthright in ancestral property, irrespective of whether the father was alive or not on the date of the 2005 amendment.

Therefore, any partition deed executed after 9 September 2005 excludi

Dear Sir,

If Record is Not Found

If the death was not registered, you’ll need to:

File a non-availability certificate.

Obtain an affidavit and notarized declaration from family.

Approach First Class Magistrate court for a direction to register the death.