The Bombay High Court criticised the misuse of Section 498A IPC, highlighting how distant relatives who live separately are wrongly accused in domestic violence cases. The Court quashed charges against a woman who lived far from the complainant.
The Supreme Court ruled that a married woman cannot accuse a man of rape based on a false promise of marriage, calling the relationship consensual and the promise legally unenforceable.
The Bombay High Court allowed a mother to move to Poland with her daughter for a job, stating a woman should not be forced to choose between her career and her child.
Bombay High Court refused a woman’s claim that her marriage was forced after her husband gave her spiked prasad. The court found no proof supporting her allegations and denied divorce.
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.
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 Bombay High Court ruled that touching private parts and kissing do not amount to unnatural offences under IPC Section 377 and granted bail to an accused in a POCSO case.
The Bombay High Court has confirmed that under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a husband can also claim alimony if he is financially dependent and affected by a court order like divorce or separation.
The Bombay High Court has closed a rape case after both the accused and the alleged victim agreed to perform community service for six months, following mutual settlement.
The Bombay High Court upheld a lower court’s order directing a woman teacher to pay alimony to her ex-husband under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
