The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a disabled person accused of molesting and intimidating a woman, emphasizing the need for a thorough trial.
The Kerala High Court has clarified that Muslim marriages under personal law are not excluded from the POCSO Act, emphasizing that sexual relations with a minor, even within marriage, are illegal.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that marrying another woman without the first wife’s consent amounts to cruelty under IPC Section 498-A, highlighting the severe mental trauma and injury this can cause.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a husband convicted of murdering his wife cannot claim ownership of dowry items received during marriage. The court emphasized the importance of protecting women’s rights under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
The Bombay High Court ruled that mental cruelty can occur even if in-laws live separately, underlining that cruelty isn’t just physical but can also be mental. Discover the details of this important legal decision.
The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of a woman’s right to terminate her 33-week pregnancy due to severe foetal anomalies. Discover the court’s decision and its impact on reproductive rights.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that husbands and male family members are not entitled to protection under the Domestic Violence Act, emphasizing the act’s primary aim to shield women from abuse.
The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that a daughter’s right to family property remains intact even if she received dowry at marriage. Read the full details of this landmark case.
The Karnataka High Court directed police to request an employer to withhold the pay of a woman who failed to transfer child custody to her husband, despite a judicial order. The court emphasized the abuse of legal process in this case.
The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that a married woman cannot claim she was cheated by a man for breaking a promise of marriage. The court highlighted that the woman was already married and had a child, making such a claim invalid.
