Twisha Sharma’s husband is ready to surrender before the court, even while forensic questions and investigation are still continuing. Can a husband be publicly treated as guilty even before the investigation is complete? MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court led by Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh has ordered a second post-mortem in the Twisha Sharma…
Could a woman accused in a murder case get bail only because she is female? Rajasthan High Court has now made its stand clear. JAIPUR: Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu of the Rajasthan High Court refused bail to a 63-year-old mother-in-law accused in the alleged murder of her daughter-in-law. The Court observed that merely because an…
Delhi High Court acquitted a man who faced rape and kidnapping charges for years despite the prosecutrix voluntarily travelling with him, marrying him, and living with him for months. How easily can a man’s life be destroyed when consent is ignored after a relationship becomes socially inconvenient? NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, in a…
Can Courts Force Husbands To Pay Huge Maintenance Arrears After 10 Years? Rajasthan High Court Gives Big Relief. JODHPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has said that maintenance laws are meant to prevent starvation and helplessness, not to financially destroy a husband with massive arrears after years of delay in court proceedings. The Court observed that…
Can Mere Failure To Marry Make A Man Guilty Of Rape? The Calcutta High Court negated this view and held that every failed relationship or broken promise cannot later be converted into a rape prosecution. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray, set aside the rape conviction of…
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