Recently, the Bulandshahr Court sentenced a 70-year-old widow to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of killing a 20-year-old man who allegedly tried to rape her daughter in the year 2010. ADJ I Rajeshwar Shukla, observed that the woman did not have to attack the man several times to stop him from attacking her daughter. …
In a petition filed by the husband in the case of [Raju Singh v Twinkle Kanwar] challenging the decision of the Family Court where it has rejected the joint application under Sec 13-B of The Hindu Marriage Act. The Single Judge Bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi of Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the Family Court’s …
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Recently an interesting development took place when the Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court issued a circular directing the Judicial Officers of subordinate courts to refrain from receiving, seeing off, arranging trips, hotels, food or offering gifts to visiting Chief Justice of High Court Judges. The directions given by Chief Justice Prajak Mithal, …
While deciding upon the application for anticipatory bail in the case of Estar Nazrul Ahmed v The State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court observed that forwarding nude video of a person is an offense under the Section 67A of the Information Technology Act. It was observed by Justice Bharti that the intention of the …
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If your wife, girlfriend, or live-in partner threatens suicide, it’s more than just an emotional crisis — it can be a potential legal trap. Sometimes, such threats are used as tools of emotional blackmail, and if you react impulsively or without legal awareness, you could be wrongly accused of abetment or harassment under Indian laws. …
In a recent judgement by the Karnataka High Court in the case of Sri Venkatesh and others v The State of Karnataka, the Court reiterated that not following through the promise of marriage would not amount to the offence of cheating under Section 420 of the IPC. The Single Judge Bench of Justice K Natarajan, …
Everyone has heard of a legal notice at some point. The following article explains what is a legal notice, its composition and what does it imply. A legal notice is a formal communication to an individual or an entity, through which the said person or entity is informed of your intention to undertake legal proceedings …
Bail is basically a pre-trial restriction placed on a suspect in order to ensure that they do not obstruct the legal proceedings. It is the conditional release of a defendant on the condition that he or she appears in court when summoned. Intermittently on the condition that a monetary deposit has to be made to …
In India, section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has always been a taboo topic to be discussed socially or openly. Many knew about it in detail, but the majority had their opinions and ideas, which always sounded very delusional and unrealistic, and unacceptable. It’s not easy to change the mindset of husband and the …
Wife can file an FIR on husband for committing Unnatural Sex Read More »
Unlawful sexual intercourse without the consent of another partner is known as rape. It is the fourth most common criminal activity attempted in India against the consent of women and is also considered one of the most heinous crimes. Every year, more than a thousand of cases get registered on rape attempts, there are various …
