Johnny Depp’s lawyer revealed that the actor may not ask ex-wife Amber Heard to pay the $10.35 million awarded in the defamation trial, saying the case was about reputation, not money.
The Bombay High Court has said that an educated woman cannot be forced to work. The court emphasized that it is her right to choose whether to work or stay at home, regardless of her qualifications.
After 6 years of trial, a Delhi court acquitted a man accused of rape, saying the woman’s statements were inconsistent and not reliable. The court found that their relationship was consensual.
A 41-year-old man was acquitted in a POCSO case after spending 7 years in jail. The special court cited weak and doubtful identification by the victim as the main reason for the verdict.
The Delhi High Court has quashed a rape FIR against a father-in-law, stating that resolving matrimonial disputes through settlement is encouraged if done without pressure or threat.
Mumbai Police booked a woman for abandoning her newborn baby in a hotel toilet bin. She delivered the child during a sudden labour and left him due to personal issues with her husband.
The Bombay High Court quashed a POCSO case after the victim, now over 18, stated she wants to marry the accused. The court accepted the couple’s decision and the man’s promise to marry her.
The Karnataka High Court stated that a man marrying again during an existing marriage is guilty of bigamy, even if his wife gives consent. Consent does not make the second or third marriage legal.
Two women and a man attacked a traffic policeman in Delhi after he stopped them for riding a scooter on the wrong side without helmets. The cop was chased and beaten up by the group.
The Allahabad High Court said a matrimonial case can be cancelled if the husband and wife settle their differences with a verified compromise deed. This was stated while quashing a criminal case filed under IPC and Dowry laws.
