The Kerala High Court ruled that a mother’s societal morality does not necessarily impact her ability to provide for her child’s welfare, granting shared custody in a case where the family court had favored the father.
The Karnataka High Court granted child custody to a father, citing the mother’s neglect due to her illicit relationship. The court emphasized that the child’s welfare should always be the priority in custody cases.
The Madras High Court overturned a Family Court decision requiring a wife to pay Rs. 20,000 as interim maintenance to her husband, citing insufficient proof of his inability to earn. The court ruled in favor of the wife and ordered the husband to pay maintenance instead.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has amended its earlier controversial judgment, removing the phrase “kind enough” in reference to a rape convict. However, the sentence reduction from life imprisonment to 20 years remains unchanged.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that unnatural sex with a legally wedded wife is not an offense, even without her consent, if she is over fifteen years old. This ruling came during the quashing of an FIR under Sections 377 and 506 of the IPC.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that unnatural sex with a legally wedded wife is not an offense, even without her consent, if she is over fifteen years old. This ruling came during the quashing of an FIR under Sections 377 and 506 of the IPC.
Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed an FIR against a man accused of rape, citing evidence that he was out of the country at the time of the alleged incident, condemning the misuse of legal processes.
