Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a rape accused question a victimâs past sexual history to challenge her allegation or prove consent? The Orissa High Court rejected victim-blaming arguments but also acquitted the accused of repeated rape where individual acts were not proved clearly. CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has ruled that a victimâs previous sexual history cannot be usedâŚ
Does a delayed FIR with contradictory allegations and no independent witnesses justify criminal proceedings against a father during child visitation? The Court said no and quashed the case, calling continuation of the prosecution an abuse of process. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, quashed a criminal case filed against aâŚ
The Supreme Court cancelled the husbandâs bail in a dowry death case, citing ignored evidence and Section 113B presumption. Do statutory presumptions shift the balance so heavily that the man must prove innocence even before the trial begins? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India cancelled the bail granted to a husband accused in aâŚ
Can a marriage end because a court was shown a wrong photo claim? A Gwalior husband says his wife called his own sister his âsecond wifeâ to get divorce. MADHYA PRADESH: A shocking legal dispute has come from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, where a woman allegedly got divorce after calling her husbandâs real sister his âsecondâŚ
The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the fatherâs custody after finding that the mother failed to clearly explain who would care for the child and how the child would be managed if custody was handed over to her. NEW DELHI: The Punjab & Haryana High Court, through Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice RameshâŚ
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