“If the women of the armed forces should not have courage to fight such violence, who else can have?” the Court said in its order. The Madras High Court recently directed the Union Ministry of Defence to ensure that the Armed Forces have in place an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to deal with sexual harassment complaints. [State …
Single-judge Justice S Rachaiah held that if the marriage between the husband and wife is null and void, the offence under Section 498A of IPC cannot be sustained. A second wife of a man is not entitled to file a complaint against her husband or in-laws for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal …
As per Hindu scriptures, it is considered a heinous act if a person neglects and causes anguish to their aged parents when they become weak and dependent, Justice Dixit observed. We are living in an age when bread is costlier than blood and money is losing its purchasing power, the Karnataka High Court remarked recently …
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The Court had heard the matter last in January this year, when the Central government informed the Court that it has asked the State governments to give their inputs on whether martial rape should be criminalised. The Supreme Court on Wednesday assured that it will list the case concerning whether marital rape should be treated as a …
Although the accused was not convicted for outraging the woman’s modesty under Section 354 of the IPC, the court found him guilty of criminal intimidation and sentenced him to two months in jail. A Kerala court recently held that merely catching hold of a woman’s hands and threatening her without any lustful intention will not …
While hearing an appeal against a rape conviction, the Court noted that the victim in the instant case could not be examined at the sub-district hospital and had to be referred to the Civil Hospital in Nanded district. The Bombay High Court recently voiced its concern over the lack of proper medical facilities in rural …
The Court observed that when it is clear that the act was consensual, it would not be right for the court to convict a man merely because the girl had not attained the age of maturity prescribed under the law. The Bombay High Court recently held that the age of consent for sex under the …
The Court asked the State to give details on how many officers were appointed, whether they were regularly sending updates of any child marriages they were prohibiting, and if action is taken for their failure, if any. The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to submit details on the appointment of Child Marriage …
The Court made the observation while upholding a family court’s direction to conduct a DNA test to prove paternity of a child. The Kerala High Court recently held that when there is prima facie evidence of long cohabitation between a man and woman, pleas for a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child allegedly born …
The High Court reduced the sentence after noting that the orders passed by the trial court convicting the appellant and sentencing him to death were delivered on the same day. The Chhattisgarh High Court recently commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty earlier awarded by the trial court to a man (appellant) convicted of kidnapping, …
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