

Supreme Court now encourages women adultery too?
The #SupremeCourt has raised serious concerns over unregulated private investigators after a husband submitted 92 videos and 237 photographs to allege adultery against his estranged wife in a maintenance dispute.
In Himanshu Chordia v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., the husband relied on Section 125(4) CrPC to contest maintenance. While the Court said his defence must be examined on merits, it questioned how the evidence was collected, whether investigators had legal authority, how private data was stored, and whether electronic material could be manipulated.
The Bench also flagged privacy and surveillance concerns and asked the Ministry of #Law and #Justice and the Law Commission of India to consider a proper regulatory framework for private detective agencies.
If adultery can affect #maintenance, the law must also provide a lawful and practical way to prove it.