The Calcutta High Court ruled that using words like “sweety” or “baby” does not always amount to sexual harassment. The court stressed the need to avoid reverse bias against male accused and upheld the Internal Complaints Committee’s decision clearing the respondent.
A 20-year-old youth accused of rape was found dead in Noida police custody, sparking outrage. Police personnel were suspended, and an FIR for abetment to suicide was registered against the complainant woman.
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage citing irretrievable breakdown and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crore alimony to his wife. The settlement will be paid in five instalments, ensuring closure after 15 years of litigation.
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that DNA evidence alone is not conclusive in rape cases, upholding the trial against an accused despite a report excluding him as the child’s father.
The Delhi High Court acquitted four men in a 2018 abduction and gang-rape case, ruling that the victim’s changed statement, missing call records, and weak investigation made the prosecution’s case unreliable.
The Bombay High Court ruled that breaking a promise to marry due to parental opposition does not amount to rape, discharging an accused in a 2019 case after finding no false promise was made.
The Bombay High Court quashed a 498A IPC case filed by a judge against her husband and in-laws, finding no evidence of cruelty or obstruction of judicial duties.
The Patna High Court refused to give a minor wife’s custody to her husband, ordering she remain in a care home. The husband must financially support their newborn.
The Delhi High Court quashed a POCSO case against a man accused of eloping with a minor, as the couple is now married, living together happily, and raising two children. The court emphasized that continuing the case would harm the family’s future.
The Calcutta High Court, while acquitting a teenager in a POCSO case, advised adolescent boys and girls to respect dignity, control sexual urges, and seek meaningful relationships built on commitment.
