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After a 498A conviction is overturned by the Calcutta High Court due to weak evidence, one question remains unansweredâ Can a man recover his dignity after being falsely implicated in a dowry case with no evidence against him? West Bengal: Honâble Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das of the Calcutta High Court examined a case where aâŚ
After nearly 11 years of an open, adult relationship, criminal charges were invoked when the relationship collapsed. The Delhi High Court has now drawn a sharp line â criminal law cannot be used to rewrite the past after informed consent was consciously given. Consensual Relationship Not Rape: Justice Dr Swarana Kanta Sharma of the DelhiâŚ
Delhi High Court granted bail to a young boy, observing that POCSO and rape charges cannot be used to punish a consensual romantic relationship with a girl near 18 years. The Court treated the girlâs age as 17, noted the relationship appeared voluntary, and considered over 2.5 years of custody before granting bail with conditions,âŚ
After two decades of incarceration, the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted for allegedly setting his pregnant wife on fire, finding the motive unbelievable and evidence unsafe. The judgment highlights how weak motives and unreliable dying declarations can wrongly destroy a manâs life for decades. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High CourtâŚ
The J&K & Ladakh High Court has quashed a 498A and Dowry Act FIR, holding that cruelty allegations cannot be raised selectively after availing other matrimonial remedies. The Court found the case to be retaliatory and an abuse of criminal law. SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court delivered a judgment clarifying howâŚ
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