Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a mother’s custody still be called safe if the child is allegedly turned against his own father? A Pune Family Court has broken the usual assumption that only mothers are natural caregivers and granted interim custody of a 10-year-old boy to his father. MAHARASHTRA: A Pune Family Court granted interim custody of a 10-year-old…
Can a separate-living relative be prosecuted in a 498A case without proof of involvement? The Rajasthan High Court said No. A relative living separately from the couple cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC without specific evidence of involvement. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court, through Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, has quashed criminal proceedings against a…
A customer visits a sex worker. Can he automatically be charged with human trafficking? The Telangana High Court has now given a clear answer and explained when criminal liability applies and when it does not. HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao, has clarified…
Does filing Domestic Violence and Section 85 BNS cases in another district automatically justify transfer of a divorce case? Bombay High Court says No. holding that mere pendency of related cases at Nanded was not enough to justify transfer of the divorce proceedings. MAHARASHTRA: The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, through Justice Abhay J. Mantri,…
A 24-year-old woman has accused three Muslim men of drugging, rape, blackmail and forced religious conversion. What does the viral video show, and what evidence are police now examining? MAHARASHTRA: Nagpur Police have registered a case against three persons after a 24-year-old woman, who is married to an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, alleged that…
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