Supreme Court: Relationship breakdown alone cannot turn consensual sex into rape
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that consensual physical intimacy during an ongoing relationship cannot retrospectively be classified as rape merely becaus…
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Kerala High Court strikes down restriction barring women from working in toddy shops
The Kerala High Court has struck down Rule 7(37) of the Kerala Abkari Shops Disposal Rules, 2002, which prohibited women from working in toddy shops. The Court …
Daughter Wins Inheritance Battle After 44 Years as High Court Rejects Limitation-Based Bar
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has restored a daughter's claim to a share in her late father's property after a 44-year legal battle. The Court held …
Dowry Demand Need Not Be Proved by Documents: High Court Restores Husband's Conviction
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored a husband's conviction for dowry harassment, holding that a dowry demand need not be proved exclusively through docum…
Woman Need Not Remarry To Secure Livelihood After Matrimonial Breakdown: Srinagar Court Orders ₹20 Lakh Compensation For Mental Torture, Emotional Distress
A Srinagar court has held that a woman cannot be expected to remarry merely to secure her livelihood after the breakdown of a matrimonial relationship. Granting…
Tarun Tejpal Surrenders After SC Refuses Relief
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court after the Supreme Court refused to exempt him from surrendering while challenging his…
Calcutta High Court: Marriage-Like Relationships Can Attract Cruelty Charges Despite Invalid Marriage
The Calcutta High Court has held that cruelty charges can be sustained even where a marriage is legally invalid if the parties lived in a relationship resemblin…
Supreme Court to Revisit Marital Rape Exception; Centre Raises Concerns Over Impact on Institution of Marriage
The Supreme Court is set to revisit the constitutional challenge to the marital rape exception, with the Centre reiterating concerns that criminalising marital …
Allahabad HC Cancels Bail in Dowry Death Case
The Allahabad High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a husband accused in a dowry death case, holding that the trial court ignored crucial evidence of dow…
Chhattisgarh High Court: Acquittal Under Section 498A Doesn't Bar Domestic Violence Proceedings
The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an acquittal in a criminal case under Section 498A IPC does not prevent an aggrieved woman from pursuing remedies unde…
Supreme Court Questions Patna HC Verdict on Attempted Rape: Pressing Woman's Chest, Trying to Remove Salwar Cannot Be Trivialised
The Supreme Court has questioned a Patna High Court ruling that held pressing a woman's chest and attempting to remove her salwar did not amount to attempted ra…