The Gauhati High Court ruled that a failed love affair or refusal to marry cannot automatically make a man guilty of abetment of suicide. While IPC 306 was quashed for lack of instigation, the man still faces long criminal trial under IPC 417, 376 and POCSO—highlighting how men remain trapped in prosecution even when key…
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a neighbour or stranger cannot be booked under Section 498A IPC in a marital cruelty case. Dragging outsiders into matrimonial fights amounts to abuse of law and miscarriage of justice. BENGALURU: In an important judgment clarifying the misuse of matrimonial cruelty laws, the Karnataka High Court has held…
The Delhi High Court ruled that a married woman’s abortion, if done within the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, cannot be criminalised even when sought due to marital discord affecting her mental health. Quashing IPC Section 312 proceedings, the Court reaffirmed that a woman’s bodily autonomy and mental well-being override moral arguments against termination. Delhi:…
The Kerala High Court has ruled that even before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a daughter could legally get property rights if family members voluntarily gave her a share through a registered partition deed. The Court held that such a conscious family arrangement cannot be ignored merely because old Hindu law did not recognise inheritance…
The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey set aside the conviction, reaffirming that criminal liability cannot rest on assumptions, emotions, or shifting allegations alone. BIHAR: The Patna High Court recently…
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