Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a five-year consensual relationship be turned into a rape case after things go wrong? Allahabad High Court has answered this important question while quashing proceedings against a man. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape on the allegation of false promise of marriage. The Court held…
Can every relative of a husband be prosecuted in a dowry death case? The Karnataka High Court held that distant relatives who are not related to the husband by blood, marriage, or adoption cannot automatically be prosecuted in dowry death cases. BENGALURU: In a judgment delivered on June 4, 2026, Justice M. Nagaprasanna of the…
A rape-on-promise-of-marriage case was settled years ago. Can an employer still treat a man as guilty and deny him a government job? The Supreme Court has now clarified when past allegations can—and cannot—be used to destroy a person’s career. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a consensual physical relationship between two unmarried adults…
Can a husband’s entire family be forced into criminal litigation without any specific allegations against them? The Delhi Court answered in the negative, discharging the husband and his family after finding no specific evidence of cruelty or a clear dowry demand. NEW DELHI: A Delhi Mahila Court presidedover by Ms Ritika Kansal, Judicial Magistrate First…
Is a school certificate alone enough to prove a girl’s age in a rape case?The J&K and Ladakh Court ruled that an unverified school certificate, without evidence showing the basis of the recorded date of birth, cannot conclusively establish minority. SRINAGAR: In a judgment dated April 24, 2026, Justice Sanjay Dhar of the High Court…
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