Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 144 BNSS | Failure to Cross-Examine Witnesses Vitiates Evidence; MP HC Remands Domestic Violence Maintenance Case for Fresh Adjudication
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a Family Court's dismissal of a Section 144 BNSS maintenance application is illegal when the respondent fails to cross-examine witnesses or present rebuttal evidence. The court emphasized that unrebutted testimony must be accepted as proof, remanding the case for fresh consideration without requiring prior police complaints.