A woman in Delhi disguised in a burqa stole gold worth Rs 15 lakh from her mother’s house. Driven by envy towards her sister, she carried out the theft to repay debts and reclaim her jewelry. Read the full story here.
The Bombay High Court ruled that breaching a marriage promise due to parental opposition does not constitute rape, emphasizing the distinction between breaking a promise and making a false promise. Discover the details of this significant judgment.
A tragic incident in Kota, Rajasthan, saw a 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant from UP, Satyaveer alias Raunak, beaten to death by fellow students. This article explores the details of the incident and its aftermath.
The Bombay High Court has strongly criticized police and judges for mishandling evidence in a wrongful conviction case. The court highlighted the need for better training and oversight to prevent such errors in the future.
A 41-year-old woman from Goregaon (East) was booked for abandoning her newborn baby boy in a Mumbai hotel toilet. The child was found by hotel staff and is now in stable condition at Nair hospital.
Suchana Seth, CEO of The Mindful AI Lab, was arrested by Goa police for allegedly killing her 4-year-old son and attempting to flee to Karnataka with his body.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage is not valid without the Saptapadi ritual, emphasizing its importance in matrimonial ceremonies. The court dismissed a plea to quash an FIR related to an alleged forced marriage.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a single false complaint can constitute matrimonial cruelty, resulting in divorce and requiring the husband to pay ₹20 lakh as permanent alimony.
The Karnataka High Court has doubled the maintenance for a stay-at-home wife to ₹36,000, highlighting that taking care of children is a full-time job. The decision comes after dismissing the husband’s claim that his wife was “lazing around.”
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that advising a daughter-in-law to improve household work is not cruelty under Section 304B IPC. The court overturned the conviction for dowry death.
