Women Can’t Misuse Rape Laws as a Tool to Criminalise Breakups in Consensual Relationships: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that consensual relationships between adults cannot be criminalised after a breakup. The Court cautioned that…

Live-In Relationship a “Cultural Shock”: Madras High Court Suggests Treating Live-In as Marriage, Denies Bail in False Promise Case

The Madras High Court called live-in relationships a cultural shock and suggested granting women the status of “wife” to protect…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused under POCSO after noting that the girl’s age was…

The Gujarat High Court has clearly said that marriage does not mean automatic consent for sex. Any forced or unnatural…

The Jharkhand High Court upheld divorce in favour of a husband after finding that the wife concealed her real age…

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove…

The Supreme Court has acknowledged misuse of the POCSO Act and urged the Centre to introduce a “Romeo-Juliet” clause to…

The Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to an IT professional accused by his former divorce lawyer after their consensual relationship…

The Allahabad High Court has suspended the conviction and sentence of a government servant convicted under the POCSO Act, holding…

A Nadiad sessions court sentenced a married woman to five years in jail for abetting the suicide of a young…