The Rajasthan High Court, in a significant ruling, has ordered the transfer of criminal and maintenance cases filed against a husband, citing the “mis-use” of the respondent-wife’s position as a practicing lawyer in the local court, which deprived the petitioner-husband of legal representation. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the inability to secure legal assistance due to influence on the local Bar Association compromises the fundamental principle of a fair trial.

The court transferred a criminal case from the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sawai Madhopur, and a maintenance case from the Family Court, Sawai Madhopur, to equivalent courts in Jaipur Metropolitan.

Case Background

The petitioner-husband is facing two cases filed by his wife in Sawai Madhopur. The first is a criminal case

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