Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can the marital rape exception protect a husband even when an alleged forced sexual act causes serious injury or death to his wife? The Supreme Court will now examine whether other criminal charges can still be applied in such cases. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the marital rape exception canâŚ
Does a dowry death allegation automatically prove a husbandâs guilt? The Supreme Court clarified that every allegation must be established through evidence, and a husband cannot be convicted merely because he was the spouse. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has acquitted a husband who was convicted in a dowry death case involving the death ofâŚ
A husband was killed and his body was allegedly being carried away on a motorcycleâbut why did the Supreme Court uphold the acquittal of his wife and her alleged lover?The answer lies in an investigation that failed to convert grave suspicion into legally admissible proof. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal ofâŚ
Should teenage relationships always lead to criminal prosecution under POCSO Act? The Supreme Court held that the law must balance child protection with the realities of adolescent relationships. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the use of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, in cases involving consensual relationships betweenâŚ
Can a wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may have jurisdiction where the alleged mental cruelty. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Uday Kumar, refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband andâŚ
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