The Bombay High Court has sharply questioned how the Maharashtra Government withdrew a 2018 proposal—passed by the State Assembly—to make Section 498A IPC a compoundable offence. The Court also pulled up the Union Government, calling the issue a “very serious matter” involving separation of powers. MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (Dec 9th) strongly…
Summary The Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed a false 498A case FIR filed under Sections 498A and 420 IPC against a husband’s maternal uncle, calling it a misuse of the legal system. The court ruled that distant relatives cannot be dragged into false cases just to harass the husband’s family. This judgment is a […]
One of my favourite opening lines of a book, The Adventures of Griswald Gnome: A Fairy Tale for Children of all Ages, is – “A reformed deformer, searcher of research, a regrind grinder, one who once faltered, but reflated and did rejoin as a joiner. If I might presume, I’m going to lecture you. This […]
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