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India as Rape Capital | Rape Capital Tag is Making of the Feminists
Articles Mar 28, 2024 0

India as Rape Capital | Rape Capital Tag is Making of the Feminists

Is India Rape Capital Tag Justified Suddenly, the middle class got paranoid about the safety of their sisters, wives and daughters when ‘India’s Daughter’ was re-re-provoked by interest in Rapes happening in India. Re-re-provoked? Oh, just a couple of months back, it was Uber Rape Case, and then a few months back, there were two bodies […]

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Call Recordings as Evidence in Matrimonial Disputes
Articles Mar 26, 2024 0

Call Recordings as Evidence in Matrimonial Disputes

ADMISSIBILITY OF CALL RECORDINGS BEFORE COURT AS EVIDENCE IN MATRIMONIAL DISPUTES Over the period, more and more matters have come before the court wherein one or both of the parties to the dispute rely on electronic evidence such as phone recordings, screenshots of chats/texts, etc. However the focus of this article is merely phone recordings […]

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Misuse of 498A | Misuse of Section 498A | Misuse of Dowry Law
498A Mar 26, 2024 0

Misuse of 498A | Misuse of Section 498A | Misuse of Dowry Law

Section 498A (85 and 86 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) of the Indian Penal Code was introduced in 1983 to protect married women from cruelty or harassment by their husbands or in-laws, especially in cases related to dowry demands. This law allows a woman to file a complaint if she faces physical violence, mental […]

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What is Anticipatory Bail under CRPC 1973?
Articles Mar 26, 2024 0

What is Anticipatory Bail under CRPC 1973?

What is Anticipatory Bail? Anticipatory bail means bail in anticipation of an arrest. Any person apprehended under arrest under a non-bailable offence in India can apply for Anticipatory Bail under section 438 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. It is bail before arrest; a person arrested cannot seek Anticipatory Bail CrPC; he would have […]

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The Rise of Sexual Crimes in Delhi and nonchalance of AAP
Articles Mar 26, 2024 0

The Rise of Sexual Crimes in Delhi and nonchalance of AAP

Sexual Crimes in Delhi: For the last two days, I have been reading news of AAP MLAs demanding CCTV cameras in their office and homes. The said demand was accepted by the speaker, citing that they are under threat of being framed in false cases of molestation. At least 12 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi […]

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Burden of Proof in Rape Cases | #FalseRape Accusation and Defence
Articles Mar 23, 2024 0

Burden of Proof in Rape Cases | #FalseRape Accusation and Defence

Burden of Proof in Rape Cases | #FalseRape Accusation and Defence A lot of people imagine and believe that in Rape cases the burden of proof is on the accused and the statement of the girl is taken as Gospel’s truth. This kind of beliefs were prevalent about 498A (Husband or relative of husband of […]

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Concept of Voidable Marriage under HMA
Articles Mar 23, 2024 0

Concept of Voidable Marriage under HMA

Voidable Marriage under HMA The concept of marriage is a sacred institution which forms a relationship between husband and wife. The right to marry is one of the components of the Right to Life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 governs the concept of Hindu marriages. Marriage […]

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I Support #MeToo Movement
Articles Mar 22, 2024 0

I Support #MeToo Movement

I ultimately supported the movement ever since #MeToo and #MeTooIndia started trending on Twitter and all media platforms. I was happy that, for once, the debate that men are falsely targeted would resonate, and the higher echelons of society, the celebrities, the media, and the pseudo-feminists would be divided. Some sanity would prevail in our society. A friend asked […]

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Conditions for No Maintenance to wife in India
Articles Mar 22, 2024 0

Conditions for No Maintenance to wife in India

These Women Are Not Entitled For Maintenance (Disqualifications For Maintenance To Wife) People looking for judgments and information on “No Maintenance to Wife” or “how to avoid maintenance for wife in India” forget one primary reason for having maintenance Provisions in law. The provision of maintenance wives in various matrimonial and other acts is a […]

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