No Direct Witness, No Incriminating Evidence: Delhi Court Acquits Husband In Wife’s Attempt-To-Murder Case
Can a husband be convicted only on the basis of an FIR and supplementary statement? The court held that unproved…
Tag: Section 341 IPC
False 498A Case | Mere Quarrels With Daughter-in-Law Cannot Amount To Cruelty Or Dowry Harassment: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against In-Laws
Can a family be dragged into criminal trial merely because a daughter-in-law alleges that they “quarrelled” with her? The Supreme…
Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship
After nearly 11 years of an open, adult relationship, criminal charges were invoked when the relationship collapsed. The Delhi High…
2005 Assault Case | Vague Allegations & Contradictory Testimony: Calcutta HC Acquits 1 Innocent Man While 2 Accused Died Before Justice Delivered
A man convicted under Section 323 IPC was acquitted after two decades when the Calcutta High Court held that vague,…
Consensual Relationship Is Not Rape If Marriage Fails Or There’s A Breakup: Patna High Court Quashes False Prosecution Against Man U/S 376 IPC
The Patna High Court has ruled that a failed consensual relationship cannot be converted into a rape case merely because…
