The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband cannot face charges under Section 377 IPC for anal or oral sex with his wife, holding that the law presumes implied consent in marriage and that no clear allegation of non-consent was made.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a wife divorced on the ground of adultery cannot claim maintenance from her ex-husband. The Court dismissed her plea for higher maintenance and set aside the family court’s earlier order of ₹4,000 per month.
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a wife’s plea for restitution of conjugal rights, holding that her suicide attempt and public defamation of her husband amounted to mental cruelty. The Court upheld that such acts justify the husband’s withdrawal from marriage.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that merely trying to start an unwelcome conversation with a woman cannot be considered outraging her modesty under Section 354 IPC. The Court quashed the FIR, calling the case an abuse of legal process.
The Delhi High Court has held that a spouse can sue her partner’s lover and seek compensation for interfering in her marriage. The Court said that adultery, though decriminalized, can still lead to civil consequences under tort law.
The Patna High Court ruled that isolated acts of adultery or moral lapses do not disqualify a wife from claiming maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The Court upheld maintenance for the wife and minor daughter, dismissing the husband’s petition.
The Allahabad High Court granted bail to an 18-year-old boy, observing that the POCSO Act was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents. The Court stressed that ignoring the victim’s statement would amount to injustice.
The Supreme Court ruled that calling a husband impotent or infertile does not amount to abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC. The Court quashed the case against the wife and her relatives, stating insults alone cannot establish instigation.
The Karnataka High Court quashed a POCSO complaint filed by a woman against her brothers, ruling that the case was rooted in a property dispute and lacked evidence of sexual assault.
The Gauhati High Court acquitted a man under Section 10 of the POCSO Act, ruling that the victim’s testimony was unreliable and not supported by medical evidence, and granted him benefit of doubt.
