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Man Flees Registry Office, Faces 7-Year Rape Conviction; Calcutta High Court Quashes The Case, Says Criminal Law Cannot Be Used To Force Marriage
High Court May 29, 2026 0

Man Flees Registry Office, Faces 7-Year Rape Conviction; Calcutta High Court Quashes The Case, Says Criminal Law Cannot Be Used To Force Marriage

Should a man be treated as guilty simply because marriage negotiations broke down? Calcutta High Court held that a failed marriage proposal, settlement talks, or refusal to marry cannot be treated as proof of rape. KOLKATA: Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man in rape case…

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False POCSO Case | “Was The IO Influenced By Anybody?”: Calcutta High Court Acquits Professor, Flags Possible Conspiracy Between Estranged Wife And Prosecution
High Court May 28, 2026 0

False POCSO Case | “Was The IO Influenced By Anybody?”: Calcutta High Court Acquits Professor, Flags Possible Conspiracy Between Estranged Wife And Prosecution

Can A Husband’s Matrimonial Dispute Become The Basis Of A POCSO Conspiracy Against Him? The Calcutta High Court raised serious concerns over the investigation after finding excessive reliance on the estranged wife of the accused professor while independent witnesses, forensic evidence, and crucial records were ignored. KOLKATA: In a major judgment raising concerns over misuse…

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498A Acquittal | “No Specific Incidents, No Proven Dowry Demand, No Reliable Letters”: Supreme Court Acquits Husband And Questions Earlier Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Case
Latest News May 27, 2026 0

498A Acquittal | “No Specific Incidents, No Proven Dowry Demand, No Reliable Letters”: Supreme Court Acquits Husband And Questions Earlier Conviction In Wife’s Suicide Case

Is wife’s suicide enough to prove cruelty by husband and in-laws? Supreme Court holds that criminal conviction requires clear evidence, not assumptions or emotional allegations, acquits husband in 498A case over lack of specific proof. NEW DELHI: In an important judgment dated May 16 2026, the Supreme Court of India acquitted a husband who was…

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अतुल सुभाष, जज अमन और ट्विशा शर्मा केस: क्या भारत में पुरुषों और महिलाओं के लिए न्याय अलग है?
Legal Articles & News May 25, 2026 0

अतुल सुभाष, जज अमन और ट्विशा शर्मा केस: क्या भारत में पुरुषों और महिलाओं के लिए न्याय अलग है?

तीन मौतें… लेकिन देश की प्रतिक्रिया तीनों में बिल्कुल अलग क्यों थी?जब पुरुष टूटते हैं तो चुप्पी रहती है, लेकिन कुछ मामलों में पूरा सिस्टम तुरंत सक्रिय हो जाता है — आखिर ऐसा क्यों? नई दिल्ली ट्विशा शर्मा केस : भारत में वैवाहिक विवादों, आत्महत्याओं और संदिग्ध मौतों से जुड़े कई मामलों ने देश को […]

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