As legal practitioners, we often see matrimonial disputes narrated through a one-sided lens. This makes effective and early male representation not just relevant, but necessary.
I recently represented the husband/complainant in xyz vs. xyz & Ors. (CT Case No. 157/2024), PS Madhu Vihar, decided by the Ld. JMFC-04, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, vide order dated 28.01.2026.
The complaint under Section 200 CrPC highlighted a case of deceit at the very inception of marriage—where the husband was induced into marriage on the false representation that the wife’s prior marriage stood dissolved, when in fact it was subsisting.
After appreciation of pre-summoning evidence, an independent witness, and a Section 202 CrPC inquiry (including electronic material), the Court found prima facie material and directed summoning of the wife and her father for offences under Section 496 IPC, and Section 120B IPC against the father, while declining to summon other family members at this stage.
This order is a reminder that men too can be victims in matrimonial disputes, and that timely legal strategy, evidence-driven pleadings, and proper invocation of Section 202 CrPC can decisively shape the outcome even at the summoning stage.
Balanced advocacy ensures that justice in matrimonial litigation is gender-neutral, not gender-blind.