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LOK 2026 (10) SC 301 · Supreme Court of India

Santhosh Kumar N.P. v. State-station House Officer

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1179

SubjectCriminal Law, Domestic Violence
JudgesJustice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice R. Mahadevan
ActsBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Indian Penal Code, 1860

A long consensual relationship, continued after learning of the man’s earlier marriage, cannot be turned into rape or offences under Sections 420 and 493–495 IPC when it ends; the accused was discharged.

LOK 2026 (10) Ker. 13 · High Court of Kerala

Anilkumar v. Anitha Kumari

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 76578 : 2026 KLT OnLine 2343

SubjectDomestic Violence
JudgesJustice Jobin Sebastian
ActsProtection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Husband challenged the dismissal of his delayed appeal following non-compliance with a direction to deposit 50% of maintenance. He relied on an accident, injuries and medical records in seeking…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 243 · Supreme Court of India

Reji Baby v. Subi Mary

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 918

SubjectDomestic Violence
JudgesJustice Sandeep Mehta, Justice Manmohan
ActsProtection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

This judgment addresses a dispute where a divorced wife sought to revive monetary claims under the Domestic Violence Act despite a prior settlement agreement. The court ruled that the wife’s claims constituted an abuse of process because she had previously waived her rights to maintenance…