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Section 498A IPC, news is pouring in all newspapers and so also in news channels and in media that Atul Subhash who was a 34-year-old techie and automobile company seniorHits: 11635
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Victim Being An Adult Lady Could Not Have Been A Prey To The Promise To Marry Concept: Calcutta HC
Biswanath Murmu vs West Bengal has set aside the conviction of a rape accused observing that the victim being an adult lady could not have been a prey to the promise to marry concept.Hits: 16658 -
Mere Break Up Of Relationship Cannot Lead To Rape Case Against Man: SC
Prashant vs State of NCT of Delhi quashed a rape case that had been lodged against a man citing girl’s prolonged association and physical relationship with him, implying her consent.Hits: 17707 -
Women Booking Hotel Room With A Men Does Not Imply Her Consent For Sex: Bombay HC
State Through Canacona Police Station Vs Gulsher Ahmed that a woman booking a hotel room with a man and going inside the room with him does not imply that she consented to sexual intercourse with him.Hits: 17784 -
Delhi HC Slams State For Initiating Frivolous Appeal Against Acquittal In Attempt To Rape Case
State vs Manpal That she had filed a false case. It also merits mentioning that the Delhi High Court while most strongly condemning the reprehensible practice of filing frivolous litigation noted...Hits: 13436 -
Domestic Violence Act Applicable To All Women Irrespective Of Religion, Social Background: SC
S Vijikumari vs Mowneshwarachari C that the Domestic Violence Act is a piece of Civil Code which is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation and social...Hits: 17939 -
Every Sexual Relationship Despite Promise To Marry Cannot Be Considered Rape: Gujarat HC
every sexual relationship where a man fails to marry a woman despite having promised to do so cannot be considered rape.Hits: 26748 -
Delhi HC Enhances Compensation For Sexual Abuse Victim From Rs 85k To Rs 10.5 Lakhs
X vs State that, Compensation for victims of sexual abuse is an essential part of justice and is meant to help the victim become whole again.Hits: 15627 -
Agreement To Settle Rape Case Is Void, Against Public Policy: Kerala HC
Abdul Jaleel vs Kerala that an agreement between a complainant and accused to settle a rape case is void as it is opposed to public policy.Hits: 10003 -
Baba Singh vs UP that: A complaint under Section 498A is by now reputed to be lodged against the entire family in order to pressurize themHits: 9629
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Samad Habib Mithani vs Maharashtra and Fareen that merely because the complaint states that the in-laws supported the husband in subjecting her to cruelty would not mean that they have committed...Hits: 10092
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Pregnancy Is Not Sickness; Can’t Be Ground To Deny Public Employment: Delhi HC
Isha vs Union of India that pregnancy is not an illness or a disability and it cannot be ground to deny government employment to women.Hits: 13158 -
Rape Case Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Survivor Has Forgiven The Accused: Meghalaya HC
Tenzin Tsephel vs Meghalaya that was seeking quashing of rape case while observing most forthrightly that there is nothing in law that can result in quashing of rape case based on forgiveness.Hits: 11982 -
R Mohankrishnan vs DIG that even an isolated offence of sexual harassment at the workplace must be considered as a ‘continuing offence’ if it is grave in nature and is causing constant trauma and...Hits: 10213
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Informant/Victim vs UP that: No doubt, chapter XVI ‘Sexual Offences’ (of the IPC), is a women-centric enactment to protect the dignity and honour of a lady and girl and rightly soHits: 11301
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Goutam Dey Vs The State of West Bengal that the mere commission of suicide by a married woman is insufficient to invoke the presumption of abetment under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act.Hits: 10213
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CB Prakash vs Karnataka that such frivolous complaints must be nipped in the bud has quashed a case under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code registered by a woman against her father and...Hits: 12899
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Some Wives Lodge S. 498A IPC Cases Against Husband and His Family to Wreak Vengeance: Kerala HC
Shyamala Bhasker vs Kerala that certain wives initiate criminal cases based on vague allegations to defame the image of the husband and his relatives.Hits: 15996 -
XXX Vs Union of India granted the victim’s plea for the medical termination of pregnancy highlighting the fundamental right to live with dignity, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of...Hits: 16952
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SC Quashes FIR Alleging Rape By False Promise Of Marriage
XXX vs Madhya Pradesh while quashing an FIR alleging rape on the false promise of marriage and allowing the appeal holding clearly, concisely and cogently that the complainant was mature and...Hits: 15257 -
Mehboob Ali vs Nisar Fatima that while no offence for outraging the modesty of a woman was made out, the charges under Section 323, IPC for causing hurt would be attracted.Hits: 10529
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Sachin Kumar @ Sanju vs H.P. the State government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a minor rape victim who was subjected most humiliatingly to a two-finger test which is strictly prohibited and...Hits: 10379
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The Secretary, Managing Committee of Loreto Convent Tara Hall School vs Sharu Gupta that the right to become a mother is a fundamental/human right of a woman and the provisions of Maternity...Hits: 10460
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X vs State that the rape victims are promptly made aware of their rights to terminate pregnancies that culminate from rape so that they are not later forced to approach courts for permission to get...Hits: 9950
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Nabal Thakur v. State that the investigating officer concerned should produce the sexual assault victim for the purpose of medical termination of pregnancy within 24 hours of passing of such order...Hits: 8764
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Vivek Kumar Maurya vs UP It was also clearly pointed out by the Court that since girls/women have the upper hand when it comes to the protection of the law, they easily succeed in implicating a...Hits: 9845
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Sanjeev Kumar v/s Sushma Devi to ensure their compliance in handling cases related to the Domestic Violence ActHits: 9417
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H.P. v/s Sita Devi has reiterated that every woman, irrespective of her employment status is entitled to maternity leave.Hits: 8242
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Rajasthan HC Reunites Teenage Mother With Her 9 Months Old Baby
MK vs Rajasthan has directed adoptive parents of a child to hand over the custody of the nine-month-old to her biological mother, after finding that the child was illegally taken away by the...Hits: 9476 -
every unmarried daughter has right to get reasonable marriage expenses from her father irrespective of religion.Hits: 8543