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Can a legally married woman allege rape after months of consensual relations based on promise of marriage? Punjab & Haryana High Court held that without proof of false promise from the start, consent remains valid and the case was quashed. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab & Haryana High Court, through Justice N.S. Shekhawat, examined a case whereâŚ
The Allahabad High Court, while clarifying that streedhan is the wifeâs absolute property, has raised a deeper concern in matrimonial disputesâ Does the concept of streedhan override a husbandâs right to seek protection for property taken from his house? In a judgment dated 16 March 2026, Justice Chawan Prakash of the Allahabad High Court quashedâŚ
Are rape laws becoming a tool of harassment after relationships fall apart? Uttarakhand High Court exposes how serious provisions are being misused as pressure tactics in personal disputes. Failed Relationship Not Rape: In a recent judgment, Justice Ashish Naithani of the Uttarakhand High Court addressed how criminal law is being stretched in relationship disputes. The case involved a man accused of rape on the claim thatâŚ
Caught wife with lover at nightâwas it murder or loss of control? Gujarat High Court says âgrave and sudden provocationâ⌠but what really happened inside that house? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has upheld a 2001 conviction of a husband for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after he assaulted his wife on finding her in an intimate situation with another man inside his own house. The court accepted that the incident involved âgraveâŚ
A husband fought a decade-long legal battle after discovering his wife living with another manâonly to be told the law no longer recognises the offence itself. If betrayal has no legal consequence, what remains for the one who suffers it? Adultery Case: In a judgment dated 16.03.2026, the Gujarat High Court led by Justice HasmukhâŚ
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