Man Acquitted After 14 Years in Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence
Shruti Mahapatra
A man was acquitted in a rape case 14 years after the complaint was filed because no material witnesses, including the complainant, appeared in court. The fast-track court ruled the…
Shruti Mahapatra
Chhattisgarh High Court: Non-Consensual or Unnatural Sex With Major Wife Not an Offence Under IPC
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that non-consensual or unnatural sex by a husband with his wife above 15 years is not an offence under Sections 375 or 377 IPC. The…
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Wife Loving Another Man Without Physical Relation Is Not Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a wife’s affection for another man without physical intimacy does not amount to adultery. It upheld ₹4,000 interim maintenance, ruling that meager income…
Orissa High Court: Senior Citizen Must Prove Inability to Maintain Himself for Claiming Maintenance
The Orissa High Court ruled that senior citizens must prove they cannot maintain themselves before seeking maintenance from children under the 2007 Act. It set aside lower authority orders and…
Delhi High Court: Mere Demand of Dowry Not an Offence Under Section 498A IPC
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against distant relatives in a dowry case, ruling that a mere demand of dowry without evidence of cruelty is not an offence under…
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Married Woman Cannot Claim Consent Was Taken on False Promise of Marriage
The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a rape case against a man, ruling that a married woman cannot claim her consent was taken on a false promise of marriage. The…
Orissa High Court: Assuming Women Have Sex Only for Marriage Is Patriarchal, Questions Law on False Promise of Marriage
The Orissa High Court held that the assumption that women engage in intimacy only to marry is patriarchal. Questioning the criminalisation of sex on false promise of marriage, the Court…
Supreme Court: Wife Can Claim Maintenance from Second Husband Even If First Marriage Not Legally Ended
The Supreme Court has held that a woman can claim maintenance from her second husband even if her first marriage was not legally dissolved. The Court emphasized that Section 125…
Calcutta High Court: Asking Educated, Earning Wife to Share Expenses Is Not Cruelty
The Calcutta High Court ruled that asking an educated, earning wife to share household expenses or pay EMIs for joint property is not cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The Court…
Bombay HC: Breakup or Refusing Marriage Not Abetment of Suicide
The Bombay High Court held that a breakup or refusal to marry cannot be treated as abetment of suicide, stressing that Section 306 IPC requires clear proof of instigation. The…