The Orissa High Court ruled that a wife’s silence about her missing husband and living with another man cannot be treated as criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B IPC. The Court acquitted her but upheld the conviction of another accused.
The Orissa High Court ruled that a grown-up woman’s lack of resistance during alleged sexual intercourse may indicate consent. The court acquitted the accused, stating that the woman blamed him only after being caught by her husband.
The Orissa High Court quashed a cruelty case under Section 498A IPC, stating that this law is often misused to pressurize the husband’s family and wrongly implicate relatives living separately.
The Orissa High Court ruled that a woman can file a cruelty case under Section 498A IPC at the place where she is living after leaving her matrimonial home due to abuse. This ensures mental cruelty at her current residence is also recognized under the law.
The Orissa High Court stated that a case under Section 498A IPC cannot be dismissed on the basis that the marriage was not legally valid. The court emphasized that such actions would unfairly harm women in marital relationships who face harassment.
In a fresh ruling, the Orissa High Court has reduced the monthly maintenance amount payable by Dr. Sumit Sahu to his wife Tapaswini Dash from ₹17,000 to ₹10,000, amid their ongoing legal and personal conflict.
The Orissa High Court has acquitted a woman accused of criminal conspiracy in her husband’s death, ruling that failing to report him missing and staying with another man isn’t enough to prove conspiracy.
The Orissa High Court acquitted a man in an alleged rape case, stating that the grown-up victim, with prior sexual experience, did not resist the act, indicating consent. The judgment has sparked legal discussions.
The Orissa High Court ruled that Section 498A is often misused to pressurize a husband’s family. The court quashed a case against a woman, stating that relatives are sometimes falsely implicated in dowry harassment cases.
The Orissa High Court questioned the assumption that women engage in intimacy only to secure marriage. It stressed the importance of sexual autonomy and urged legal reforms to avoid automatically criminalizing failed relationships under the pretext of a false promise of marriage.
