The Supreme Court has protected a 29-year-old man from arrest after his ex-wife filed a rape and blackmail case four years after their divorce. The Court issued notice on his anticipatory bail plea citing delay and questionable motives behind the FIR.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband cannot be charged with rape under IPC, as Indian law does not currently recognise marital rape. The Court dismissed the FIR filed by the wife of MLA Umang Singhar.
A 60-year-old man spent five years in jail after being accused of sexually assaulting his granddaughter and getting her pregnant. DNA tests later proved he was not the father, leading to his acquittal.
The Bombay High Court granted bail to a 22-year-old college student accused of rape, noting possible consensual relations and prolonged custody. The FIR was filed days after the incident, based on advice from the complainant’s ex-boyfriend.
A Pune man approached the court to file a rape case against his wife, accusing her of hiding her previous marriage. He claimed his consent for sexual relations was based on her false claim of being unmarried.
The Bombay High Court upheld a Family Court’s decision to grant divorce to a husband, citing emotional cruelty by the wife. The court found that denying intimacy, making false allegations, and public humiliation amounted to mental cruelty.
Gurugram police arrested a woman for falsely accusing a man of rape and demanding Rs 10 lakh to withdraw the case. The truth came out through a recorded phone call during the investigation.
The Bombay High Court ruled that the absence of a wisdom tooth is not enough to prove a survivor’s age in a POCSO case. The accused was acquitted as the prosecution failed to confirm that the victim was under 18.
A 72-year-old man from Jorhat, Assam, died by suicide after a secretly recorded intimate video of him with a college girl went viral online. The accused woman has been arrested, and investigations are ongoing.
The Delhi High Court has raised concerns about false rape charges being added in matrimonial disputes, only to be later settled. The Court stressed that such misuse of legal provisions against husbands and their families must stop.
