Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can complaints by neighbourhood residents about a girlâs clothes and conduct create reasonable doubt in a sexual harassment case? The Delhi High Court has answered this while overturning an acquittal, but also drew an important line on POCSO, proof of age and the accusedâs right to a fair trial. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High CourtâŚ
Can a man be prosecuted as a âhusbandâ under Section 498A even when there is no legally valid marriage? The Supreme Court has expanded the provision to certain live-in relationships, while placing the initial burden of proof on the woman and reiterating safeguards against arrest. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a manâŚ
Can a wife accuse her husband of using drugs, black magic and rape after four years of marriage and the birth of their child? The Rajasthan High Court found the allegations legally unsustainable and called the FIR an abuse of the legal process. RAJASTHAN: The Rajasthan High Court has quashed an FIR filed by aâŚ
Can a wife file a Section 498A IPC case after accepting âš20 lakh as full and final settlement and receiving her Stridhan?The Gujarat High Court examined the timing of the FIR, suppressed facts and vague allegations against the husbandâs entire family. AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has quashed a Section 498A IPC FIR against aâŚ
Did the complainantâs own statements contradict the allegation that consent was obtained through a false promise of marriage? The Tis Hazari Court examined three different versions and found no grave suspicion sufficient to put the accused through a criminal trial. NEW DELHI: Tis Hazari Court, Delhi has discharged an accused after finding that the prosecutionâsâŚ
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