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False Promise to Marry Rape Case | How Strangers Can Be In A Physical Relationship? Nobody Should Believe Anybody Before Marriage: Supreme Court Warns
Supreme Court Feb 17, 2026

False Promise to Marry Rape Case | How Strangers Can Be In A Physical Relationship? Nobody Should Believe Anybody Before Marriage: Supreme Court Warns

The Supreme Court raised serious questions about pre-marital relationships while hearing a bail plea in a false promise to marry rape case. The Bench’s strong remarks on consent, caution, and criminal prosecution could have a far-reaching impact on similar cases across India. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India Yesterday (16th Feb) made oral observations…
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498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law
Supreme Court Dec 26, 2025

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law

The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute them under Section 498A IPC. Vague and general accusations against in-laws amount to misuse of criminal law, the Court held. NEW DELHI: In a landmark judgment reinforcing safeguards against misuse of matrimonial criminal laws, the…

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Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dec 11, 2025

Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section 304B IPC. The husband’s dowry-death conviction was cancelled, but his 498A conviction was kept because he had already completed more than the sentence. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the conviction of…

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Supreme Court Slams Woman Lawyer For Romantic Affair With Her Own Divorce Client: “You Are An Advocate, Why Did You Get Into This Mess?”
Latest News Nov 25, 2025

Supreme Court Slams Woman Lawyer For Romantic Affair With Her Own Divorce Client: “You Are An Advocate, Why Did You Get Into This Mess?”

The Supreme Court strongly criticised a woman advocate for entering an intimate affair with her own divorce client. The Court questioned her professional ethics and protected the man from arrest while seeking a detailed affidavit from the woman. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India came down heavily on a woman lawyer who got into…

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Break-Up Cannot Become Rape Case Against Man: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Lawyer After 3-Year Consensual Relationship
Latest News Nov 25, 2025

Break-Up Cannot Become Rape Case Against Man: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Lawyer After 3-Year Consensual Relationship

The Supreme Court Yesterday (24th Nov) ruled that a breakup between two consenting adults cannot be twisted into a rape case unless there was clear evidence of a false promise made only to exploit the woman. The Court quashed an FIR accusing an Aurangabad lawyer of rape, holding that the three-year relationship was voluntary and…

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498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law
Supreme Court Dec 26, 2025 0

498A Is Not a Free Pass. Mere Naming of Husband’s Relatives Without Specific Role Not Enough to Prosecute: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against Parents-in-Law

The Supreme Court has ruled that simply naming husband’s relatives without clear and specific allegations is not enough to prosecute them under Section 498A IPC. Vague and general accusations against in-laws amount to misuse of criminal law, the Court held. NEW DELHI: In a landmark judgment reinforcing safeguards against misuse of matrimonial criminal laws, the…

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Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dec 11, 2025 0

Man Fought Decades Against A Charge That Never Even Existed In Law | Demand Of Gold At Child’s Chhoochhak Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that asking for gold during a child’s Chhoochhak ceremony is not a dowry demand under Section 304B IPC. The husband’s dowry-death conviction was cancelled, but his 498A conviction was kept because he had already completed more than the sentence. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has cancelled the conviction of…

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Supreme Court Slams Woman Lawyer For Romantic Affair With Her Own Divorce Client: “You Are An Advocate, Why Did You Get Into This Mess?”
Latest News Nov 25, 2025 0

Supreme Court Slams Woman Lawyer For Romantic Affair With Her Own Divorce Client: “You Are An Advocate, Why Did You Get Into This Mess?”

The Supreme Court strongly criticised a woman advocate for entering an intimate affair with her own divorce client. The Court questioned her professional ethics and protected the man from arrest while seeking a detailed affidavit from the woman. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India came down heavily on a woman lawyer who got into…

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Break-Up Cannot Become Rape Case Against Man: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Lawyer After 3-Year Consensual Relationship
Latest News Nov 25, 2025 0

Break-Up Cannot Become Rape Case Against Man: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Lawyer After 3-Year Consensual Relationship

The Supreme Court Yesterday (24th Nov) ruled that a breakup between two consenting adults cannot be twisted into a rape case unless there was clear evidence of a false promise made only to exploit the woman. The Court quashed an FIR accusing an Aurangabad lawyer of rape, holding that the three-year relationship was voluntary and…

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