“Mahabharata Era ‘Niyog Pratha’ Resurfaced”: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Adultery Conviction Against Man, Holds Section 497 IPC Unconstitutional With Retrospective Effect
Can a man face years of rape, extortion and adultery allegations even if the relationship existed because the woman wanted a child? Delhi High Court set aside the adultery conviction in a “Niyog Pratha”-type dispute under an unconstitutional law. NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in an adultery-related criminal case after observing…