Indian man has human rights too
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 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…
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…
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…
The Supreme Court reduced a woman’s murder conviction to culpable homicide, noting she may have acted under temporary insanity. She was released after spending nearly 10 years in prison.
The Kerala High Court has held that a man surviving on begging cannot be directed to pay maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The court dismissed the wife’s plea and directed…
The Allahabad High Court has held that refusal to marry after four years of a consensual live-in relationship is not a cognisable offence, dismissing a woman’s rape case against her…
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR filed in a family property dispute, ruling that human teeth cannot be treated as a dangerous weapon under IPC Section 326. The Court…
The Patna High Court rejected a husband’s plea for divorce after 18 years of separation, ruling that unproven claims of schizophrenia, cruelty, and desertion could not justify annulment. The Court…
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife can still claim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act even if she had earlier waived the right in an agreement. The Court…
Shruti Mahapatra