Maintenance under Section 144 BNSS is a monthly allowance a Magistrate can order a person with sufficient means to pay to a wife, child or parent who cannot maintain themselves. Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced Section 125 CrPC from 1…
Buying a home is one of the biggest moments of your life. But many buyers in Maharashtra get a shock at the last step. The flat price is fixed, the loan is approved, and then comes a bill of several lakh rupees for stamp duty…
Yes. In India, a daughter has the same right as a son in her father’s property, whether she is married or not. Since the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, a Hindu daughter is a coparcener by birth. That means she owns an equal share in…
Your spouse is having an affair. Your first question is probably the hardest one: can you have them arrested? The short answer is no. But that does not mean nothing can be done. The law moved adultery out of the criminal court and into the…
To file a cheque bounce case in India, you send a demand notice to the cheque issuer within 30 days of the bounce, wait 15 days for payment, and then file a criminal complaint in court within 30 days if they don’t pay. This falls…
A mutual consent divorce is the fastest, simplest, and most peaceful way to legally end a marriage in India. Both spouses agree to separate and settle key issues — money, custody, property — together, then file a joint petition under Section 13B of the Hindu…
To file a cybercrime complaint online in India, call the 1930 Cyber Crime Helpline immediately if you’ve lost money to fraud, or file directly on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) at cybercrime.gov.in. The 1930 helpline is available 24/7, toll-free, and operated by the…
To file an FIR (First Information Report) in India, you can either visit any police station in person or file an online FIR (e-FIR) through your state’s police portal, under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — which replaced Section 154…
Live-in relationships are legal in India. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that two consenting adults living together outside marriage isn’t a crime, and courts have extended certain protections — including maintenance and domestic violence remedies — to relationships that resemble marriage in nature and…
BNS Section 239 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes a person who knows an offence has been committed and is legally bound to report it, but intentionally fails to do so. The punishment is imprisonment of up to six months, a fine of up…