The Delhi High Court has held that a spouse can sue her partner’s lover and seek compensation for interfering in her marriage. The Court said that adultery, though decriminalized, can still lead to civil consequences under tort law.
The Patna High Court ruled that isolated acts of adultery or moral lapses do not disqualify a wife from claiming maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The Court upheld maintenance for the wife and minor daughter, dismissing the husband’s petition.
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 victim’s statement would amount to injustice.
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 and her relatives, stating insults alone cannot establish instigation.
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 assault.
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 benefit of doubt.
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 State to provide support.
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 partner.
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 found the injuries were minor and not serious enough to justify criminal charges.
