Can the same woman’s testimony be rejected for kidnapping but accepted to convict a man of rape? The Supreme Court acquitted a man after finding serious contradictions in the evidence and ruled that a criminal conviction requires credible, hard evidence.
A man facing serious rape and other criminal allegations approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court's bail order. Why has the Supreme Court now directed that no coercive steps be taken against him until the next hearing?
Can the husband’s relatives face a dowry case merely on allegations of taunting or opposing the marriage? The Supreme Court has explained when courts should interfere when allegations against relatives fail to disclose the essential ingredients of the alleged offences.
Comedian Pranit More has approached the Supreme Court seeking the clubbing of FIRs registered in two states over the same â‚ą370 biryani controversy. His plea raises questions about facing multiple criminal proceedings arising from the same alleged episode. The Supreme Court will consider his request in accordance with the applicable legal principles, while the allegations themselves remain subject to judicial determination.
The Supreme Court quashed a Section 69 BNS FIR after finding that the complaint disclosed a consensual relationship and did not establish that the man had made a promise to marry with no intention of fulfilling it from the outset. The Court clarified that a genuine promise may later remain unfulfilled because of unavoidable circumstances or family opposition, and such a subsequent breach does not automatically establish initial deceit. Section 69 targets deceitful means or a promise to marry made without an intention to fulfil it—not every failed relationship or broken marriage promise.
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