Indian man has human rights too
The Allahabad High Court granted bail to a rape accused, ruling that the complainant was mature enough to understand her actions. The court said she “invited trouble” by going to…
The Delhi High Court has rejected a man’s petition seeking an Income Tax probe into his wife’s family, who allegedly gave ₹2 crore dowry. The court said the matter was…
A man was acquitted in a rape case 14 years after the complaint was filed because no material witnesses, including the complainant, appeared in court. The fast-track court ruled the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that non-consensual or unnatural sex by a husband with his wife above 15 years is not an offence under Sections 375 or 377 IPC. The…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a wife’s affection for another man without physical intimacy does not amount to adultery. It upheld ₹4,000 interim maintenance, ruling that meager income…
The Orissa High Court ruled that senior citizens must prove they cannot maintain themselves before seeking maintenance from children under the 2007 Act. It set aside lower authority orders and…
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against distant relatives in a dowry case, ruling that a mere demand of dowry without evidence of cruelty is not an offence under…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a rape case against a man, ruling that a married woman cannot claim her consent was taken on a false promise of marriage. The…
The Orissa High Court held that the assumption that women engage in intimacy only to marry is patriarchal. Questioning the criminalisation of sex on false promise of marriage, the Court…
The Supreme Court has held that a woman can claim maintenance from her second husband even if her first marriage was not legally dissolved. The Court emphasized that Section 125…
Shruti Mahapatra