Atul Subhash Tragedy: Key Legal Rights Every Husband Should Know In Indian Marriage Laws

1- According to Law4U,  husband has full ownership and control over self-acquired or ancestral property unless otherwise specified by a will or agreement.  

  2 - As per the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a husband can inherit property from his wife if she passes away intestate (without a will).  

 

 

 

 

1 - A husband can claim maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, or the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) if he is unable to support himself due to financial incapacity or illness.   2- The wife may be legally obligated to provide maintenance under certain circumstances, with courts deciding based on evidence of need and incapacity.  

 

1- Fathers have equal rights to apply for the custody of minor children during divorce or separation under laws like the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.  

 

2- If full custody is not granted, the father retains visitation rights to maintain a relationship with the child.  

 

While the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, primarily protects women, husbands can also seek legal protection if subjected to harassment, abuse, or violence by their wives or in-laws.

1-A husband has the right to companionship and the expectation of a consensual marital relationship. 

 

2- If the wife refuses to consummate the marriage without valid reasons, the husband can seek annulment under relevant marriage laws.  

 

Husbands can file for divorce under laws like the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, citing grounds such as cruelty, adultery, desertion, or irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.  

 

(P.C- FreePik)

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