Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Updated Bare Act)
2025-08-31
Read the full, latest, and updated Bare Act for the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, along with the option to download its offline PDF.Read…
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
2023-03-19
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows- Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.Read…
What Is Bigamy Under Indian Laws and What Happens When a Hindu Converts to Islam for Second Marriage?
2022-09-10
This law note deals with the offence of bigamy, its essentials, and the current judgements of the Supreme Court of India.Read…
What Is the Law Related to Alimony in India?
2022-07-16
Alimony refers to the maintenance or financial support provided by the spouse after divorce. This brief Law article tells you more about it.Read…
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
2022-04-05
1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India.Read…
Why Marital Rape Should Be Criminalised and Why It Shouldn’t
2022-03-08
Marital rape refers to any sexual act by the husband without the wife’s consent. This article tells you why it should be criminalised and why it shouldn’t.Read…
What Is Muta Marriage and What Are Its Conditions
2022-03-07
Muta Marriage is a marriage for a fixed period of time that is only for sexual pleasure. There are some rules, conditions, and essentials of Muta Marriage.Read…
Legality of Child Marriage Under Indian Laws
2022-02-01
This law note tells you about the laws related to child marriage and the issues faced by the girls and boys who enter such marriage.Read…
What Is the Procedure of Registration of Hindu Marriages in India?
2021-10-13
In 2006, the Supreme Court of India, in Seema vs Ashwani Kumar, recommended that marriage should be registered mandatorily for all religions.Read…
Restitution of Conjugal Rights Under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act
2021-09-29
Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act talks about the restitution of conjugal rights between husband and wife. This HMA law note tells you more.Read…
What Is the Legal Status of Marital Rape in India?
2021-09-21
India comes under one of 36 countries where marital rape is not criminalised. These are the four important questions to consider.Read…
Adultery in India – Meaning, Punishment and Recent Decision
2021-09-18
Adultery under section 497 IPC, is an offence committed against the husband because a wife can’t be punished for the offence of adultery under this section.Read…
What Are the Financial Rights of Hindu Woman at the Time of Divorce?
2021-08-14
At the time of divorce the woman has the following rights: 1. Right to Streedhan. 2. Right to Property. 3. Right to Maintenance. 4. Right to Child Custody.Read…
What to Do if Wife Forces You to Separate From Your Parents?
2021-07-30
You can file for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. As per law, pressurising the husband to separate from his family is mental cruelty.Read…
Special Marriage Act, 1954
2021-07-17
Special Marriage Act, 1954 An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows- Chapter I of Special Marriage ActRead…
Law for Maintenance of Parents, Wife, and Children in India
2021-07-08
According to section 125 of CrPC, a person having sufficient means is bound to maintain:-
I. His Wife (unable to maintain herself).
II. His legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not (unable to maintain himself/herself).
III. His legitimate or illegitimate child (not a married daughter) who has attained majority, if the child is physically or mentally abnormal or having any injury by which he/she is unable to maintain himself/herself.
IV. His father or mother (unable to maintain himself/herself)Read…
