The Kerala High Court ruled that the one-year waiting period for filing a mutual consent divorce violates fundamental rights. The court emphasized that the law should not restrict access to judicial remedies and called for a uniform marriage code in India.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a husband marrying another woman without his first wife’s consent amounts to cruelty under Section 498-A of the IPC. This can lead to severe emotional and mental harm to the first wife.
A 47-year-old assistant professor at IIT-Guwahati was found dead in his campus quarters, with police suspecting suicide. Authorities are investigating the cause of his death, and the institute has expressed deep condolences to the family.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a sexual relationship, even with consent, constitutes rape if the woman is under fear or threat. The court dismissed a petition challenging the criminal charges filed in a rape case based on a relationship developed under false promises.
Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy of the Madras High Court issued a rare apology to four women litigants after a lawyer’s humiliating cross-examination questions during a property dispute. The judge emphasized the need for empathy in the legal system.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that family members cannot be held liable in dowry cases unless there is clear evidence of their active involvement. Casual mention of their names in the FIR does not justify legal action against them.
A woman and her son have been arrested in Delhi for murdering her husband, chopping his body into 22 pieces, and storing the parts in a fridge before disposing of them in various East Delhi locations.
The Delhi Crime Branch has uncovered chilling details in the Anjan Das murder case, where a mother and her son allegedly killed and dismembered Das due to a family dispute. The body was found in Kalyanpuri.
The Orissa High Court ruled that Section 498A of the IPC cannot be quashed on the grounds of an invalid marriage, safeguarding women’s rights in cases of domestic abuse and harassment.
A Ghaziabad man, missing since 2018, was discovered buried in a neighbor’s house after being shot and killed by his wife and her lover. The shocking crime was revealed after four years of investigation by the police.
