6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (546+ words) The Supreme Court recently held that a spouse cannot withdraw from a mutual divorce settlement after agreeing to dissolve the marriage as part of a full and final settlement of disputes. A Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (504+ words) The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that subsequent marriage between rape accused and minor victim not absolve him of the offence of repeated rape under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) [Gayassudin Vs State of NCT…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (433+ words) The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a second marriage contracted by a Muslim man during the subsistence of his marriage to his first wife does not constitute the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (227+ words) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by actor Anita Advani seeking recognition of her relationship with late superstar Rajesh Khanna as a marriage. Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed Advani's appeal challenging a Dindoshi court's rejection of her…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (694+ words) The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that sexual acts between a husband and wife, including oral or anal sex, do not attract "unnatural offence" charges under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In the order dated March 25, Justice…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (355+ words) The Karnataka High Court recently directed that notices displaying the criminal liability that child marriage attracts be prominently placed in temples, marriage halls and similar venues. [Manjunatha N & Ors v. State of Karnataka] Justice M Nagaprasanna held, The judgment stated that…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (309+ words) The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a bigamy case filed by a 66-year-old woman against her 73-year-old husband and a woman with whom he was said to be in a live-in relationship. The offence of bigamy only arises if a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (328+ words) The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a rape complaint filed by a woman against a man, reiterating that consensual relationships between adults cannot be retroactively criminalised. Justice M Nagaprasanna said, "Where two adults of their own volition, engage in consensual…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (535+ words) The Delhi High Court recently granted anticipatory bail to a man serving in the Indian Army observing that roka (engagement ceremony) after the course of a long relationship prima facie strengthens his case against allegations of rape on false promise…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (756+ words) The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently expressed serious concerns over the circumstances in which a 19-year-old girl approached the Court seeking the protection of her intended marriage with a 46-year-old man, who turned out to be…...