A man who was jailed for 17 months in a rape case was granted bail by a Mumbai court after a DNA test proved he was not the father of the teenager’s baby, showing he was falsely accused.
After spending 20 years in prison for a rape case based on false charges, Vishnu Tiwari, now 43, struggles to begin life again with no family, education, or future. The NHRC has taken note of this injustice.
The Supreme Court held that a person cannot be denied the right to travel abroad solely because he is accused in a 498A IPC complaint, especially when there is no evidence of wrongdoing.
The Karnataka High Court’s recent verdict that marital status cannot protect a man from rape trial received mixed reactions from Delhi High Court petitioners, highlighting a growing debate on the criminalisation of marital rape.
The Allahabad High Court raised concern over the wife’s parents attending mediation only to claim money deposited by the husband, and laid out new rules to ensure the mediation process isn’t misused.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband cannot be charged under Section 377 IPC for consensual oral or anal sex with his wife, citing existing laws and the absence of non-consensual claims.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that marriage does not shield a man from rape charges, refusing to quash a case involving serious allegations of sexual and physical abuse by a husband.
The Indian government has initiated the process to amend the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act, aiming to build a modern, affordable, and people-friendly criminal justice system.
The Delhi High Court ruled that making false accusations of an extra-marital affair amounts to mental cruelty and upheld the divorce granted to a husband by the family court.
The Calcutta High Court held that a wife’s letter to her husband’s superior informing him of a cruelty case under Section 498A does not amount to criminal defamation if made in good faith.
