Supreme Court Compounds Attempt To Murder Offence Taking Note Of Marriage Between Accused & Victim's Sister
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Compounds Attempt To Murder Offence Taking Note Of Marriage Between Accused & Victim's Sister

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The Supreme Court recently compounded a case involving the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code taking note of the fact that the accused and the victim's sister got married subsequently.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Hima Kohli invoked the powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to compound the offence.The accused was sentenced for the. The Supreme Court recently compounded a case involving the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code taking note of the fact that the accused and the victim's sister got married subsequently. While the appeal was pending before the Supreme Court, the marriage between one of the accused and the victim's sister took place. "In the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, particularly when there is a marriage within the families of the injured and the accused, we consider it a fit case wherein this Court could exercise its power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India", the Court stated.

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Supreme Court quashes conviction for rape, kidnapping accused noting he married victim, have 4 children
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Supreme Court quashes conviction for rape, kidnapping accused noting he married victim, have 4 children

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the sentence of the present accused-appellant for rape and kidnapping charges after the bench noted he married the complainant and they have four children, reported the LiveLaw. After hearing the case, the bench of Justices B.V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma observed that Article 142 of the Constitution confers special power to pass necessary …

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Rape & Kidnapping After Noting Convict Married Victim & Have 4 Children
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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Rape & Kidnapping After Noting Convict Married Victim & Have 4 Children

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed the sentence of the present accused-appellant for rape and kidnapping charges after noting that he married the complainant and they have four children. Taking note of the fact that the appellant-accused subsequently married the victim and had four children out of their wedlock, the Court …

Disapproving marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court
2 months ago

Disapproving marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has said expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The court said even if all evidence on record, including the charge sheet and witness statements, are taken to be correct, there is not an iota of evidence against the appellant. Even if the appellant expressed …

Wife Filing False Case Against Husband, In-Laws To Correct His Behaviour Is Cruelty, Not Acceptable In Marital Relations: Bombay High Court
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wife Filing False Case Against Husband, In-Laws To Correct His Behaviour Is Cruelty, Not Acceptable In Marital Relations: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

A wife filing a false complaint against her husband just for correcting his behaviour would not find place in harmonious relations a married couple would maintain normally and the same will amount to cruelty, the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna refused to interfere with the decision of a Family Court, …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Brother-In-Law After 18 Years Of Marriage
3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Brother-In-Law After 18 Years Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against a man accused by his sister-in-law of cruelty. The allegations are general in nature and the petitioner herein has been named only in the cause title of the petition under Section 156 of Cr. "The materials in the case diary also shows that the allegations are general in nature and the …

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Live Law  

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife. "Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative …

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Live Law  

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife. "Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
5 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws
6 months ago

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws

Live Law  

Observing that a criminal case cannot be allowed to proceed based on vague and obscure complaints, the Supreme Court quashed a criminal case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code case against the in-laws of a complaint-wife.It was a case where the wife had initiated the proceedings against the appellants under Sections 498A, 323, 504, and 506 read with …

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant
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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction of a man for the offence of stalking and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code after noting that the convict and the complainant married each other during the pendency of the appeal before the Supreme Court.The appellant was tried for the offences of sexual harassment,. The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction …

'Not Murder, But Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder' : Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Husband Who Burnt Wife Alive In Sudden Quarrel
1 year ago

'Not Murder, But Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder' : Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Husband Who Burnt Wife Alive In Sudden Quarrel

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently converted the conviction of a husband, who killed his pregnant wife by setting fire on her after pouring kerosine oil, for the offence of murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code to the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder punishable under Part-II of Section 304 IPC30.The Bench Comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and …

'Sudden Provocation As Rs 500 For Daughter Not Given' : Supreme Court Modifies Murder Conviction Of Wife Who Killed Husband
1 year, 7 months ago

'Sudden Provocation As Rs 500 For Daughter Not Given' : Supreme Court Modifies Murder Conviction Of Wife Who Killed Husband

Live Law  

The Supreme Court altered conviction of a woman accused of killing her husband from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part 1 IPC. "The possibility of the accused causing the death of the deceased while being deprived of the power of self-control, due to the provocation on account of the deceased not agreeing to pay Rs.500/- to her daughter cannot …

SC verdict likely on May 1 on dissolution of marriage without referring to courts
1 year, 10 months ago

SC verdict likely on May 1 on dissolution of marriage without referring to courts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will likely pronounce on May 1 its verdict on broad parameters for exercising its vast powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve marriages between consenting couples without referring them to family courts. One of the questions, which has been referred to it is what could be the broad parameters for the exercise of …

SC verdict likely on May 1 on dissolution of marriage without referring to family courts
1 year, 10 months ago

SC verdict likely on May 1 on dissolution of marriage without referring to family courts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will likely pronounce on May 1 its verdict on broad parameters for exercising its vast powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve marriages between consenting couples without referring them to family courts. One of the questions, which has been referred to it is what could be the broad parameters for the exercise of powers under …

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Murdered His Sister & Her Lover From Another Caste; Takes Note Of 'Social Pressure'
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Murdered His Sister & Her Lover From Another Caste; Takes Note Of 'Social Pressure'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently has commuted the death penalty imposed on a murder convict to the sentence of life imprisonment on the ground that manner in which the offence committed by him does not fall under ‘rarest of rare’ category and he does not have any criminal antecedents.The convict was a man, who killed his sister and her lover from …

SC Constitution Bench Begins Final Hearing of Petitions on Same-sex Marriage; Explaining The Legal Lexicon
1 year, 11 months ago

SC Constitution Bench Begins Final Hearing of Petitions on Same-sex Marriage; Explaining The Legal Lexicon

News 18  

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, and justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, PS Narasimha, and Hima Kohli on Tuesday began the final hearing of a bunch of petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage. The apex court in its order referring the petitions to the Constitution bench stated: “Having due …

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict
2 years ago

Element Of Love Affair, Virtually Resided As Husband-Wife: Gujarat High Court Suspends Sentence Of POCSO Convict

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently granted bail to a convict under POCSO Act on the ground that there was element of love affair and the prosecutorix had virtually resided with the convict as husband and wife, till they were apprehended. The applicant-convict approached the High Court in appeal against the judgment and order dated December 12, 2022 by which he …

Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reiterated that when there is concurrent findings of fact by the Trial Court and the High Court, the Apex Court ought not to re-appreciate the evidence to examine the correctness of such findings of fact, unless there is manifest illegality or grave and serious miscarriage of justice on account of misreading or ignoring material evidence. …

498A IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Accusing Sister-in-Law Of Harassment, Says Omnibus Allegations Made
2 years, 1 month ago

498A IPC: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Accusing Sister-in-Law Of Harassment, Says Omnibus Allegations Made

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case where "omnibus allegations" of physical and mental harassment were made by a woman against her sister-in-law. A single judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowed the petition filed by a woman who was chargesheeted along with other accused under sections 498-A, 323, 504 read with Section 149 IPC. The court said, …

Supreme Court Lists Matters Concerning Validity Of The Marital Rape Exception In Second Week On January 2023
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Lists Matters Concerning Validity Of The Marital Rape Exception In Second Week On January 2023

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has listed matters concerning the validity of the marital rape exception in the second week on January 2023. The issue was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha by Senior Advocate CU Singh who stated that the matters needed to be listed urgently. Senior Advocate CU Singh stated– "One …

Wife Who Filed Three Criminal Cases Against Husband Fully Aware Of Legal Procedure, Cannot Claim Ignorance: Bombay HC Upholds Divorce
2 years, 4 months ago

Wife Who Filed Three Criminal Cases Against Husband Fully Aware Of Legal Procedure, Cannot Claim Ignorance: Bombay HC Upholds Divorce

Live Law  

Observing that a woman who filed three criminal cases against her husband would be fully aware of the legal procedure, the Bombay High Court refused to set aside a divorce decree granted by the Family Court owing to her non-appearance. "The Appellant had knowledge of the legal procedure, having filed three criminal cases," the High Court bench observed, adding that …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, September 16, 2022, sought a response from the government on appeals to criminalise marital rape. During the brief hearing, All India Democratic Women's Association, represented by advocate Karuna Nundy, said both judges in the Bench in the Delhi High Court had agreed that the case raised a substantial question of law which required an authoritative …

Breaking: MARITAL RAPE- Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Delhi HC's Split Verdict, Agrees To Hear In Feb 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

Breaking: MARITAL RAPE- Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Delhi HC's Split Verdict, Agrees To Hear In Feb 2023

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice B. V. Nagarathna today issued notice on a batch of petitions filed assailing the split verdict of the Delhi High Court on the issue of Marital Rape. Counsel appearing for All India Democratic Women's Association, Advocate Karuna Nundy submitted that "the substantial question of law in the opinion of the two …

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 6 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

[Matrimonial Dispute] If Left Unchecked, False Implication Of Husband's Relatives Would Result In Misuse Of Process Of Law: Telangana HC
2 years, 8 months ago

[Matrimonial Dispute] If Left Unchecked, False Implication Of Husband's Relatives Would Result In Misuse Of Process Of Law: Telangana HC

Live Law  

Taking a serious view of the trend of false implication of the relatives of the husband in matrimonial disputes, the Telangana High Court recently observed that, the false implication of the relatives of the husband in matrimonial disputes based on general and omnibus allegations, if left unchecked would result in misuse of the process of law.With this, the bench of …

Criminalisation of marital rape | Appeal filed in Supreme Court against Delhi High Court's split verdict
2 years, 10 months ago

Criminalisation of marital rape | Appeal filed in Supreme Court against Delhi High Court's split verdict

The Hindu  

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court appealing against the Delhi High Court’s split verdict in the marital rape case. The judges of the High Court has differed on the cardinal issue whether men can face the charge of rape for forcing themselves on their wives. While Justice Shakdher, who headed the High Court Bench, favoured striking down the …

Marital rape: Appeal filed in SC against Delhi HC’s split verdict
2 years, 10 months ago

Marital rape: Appeal filed in SC against Delhi HC’s split verdict

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s split verdict on a bunch of pleas seeking to criminalise marital rape. Khushboo Saifi moved the appeal through her counsel days after the high court last week gave the verdict while referring the matter to the Supreme Court for an authoritative decision. Both the …

The Delhi High Court’s split verdict on marital rape needs resolution
2 years, 10 months ago

The Delhi High Court’s split verdict on marital rape needs resolution

The Hindu  

A division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently delivered a split verdict on whether exception two to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, i.e., marital rape exception, is unconstitutional. Since there is no rational nexus between the differentia and the object of the law, marital rape exception fails the test of reasonable classification and must be struck down …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 10 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 10 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Application For Compounding Of Offences U/S 307, 498A IPC Based On Compromise Between Parties
3 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Application For Compounding Of Offences U/S 307, 498A IPC Based On Compromise Between Parties

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently dismissed an application filed for compounding of offences under Sections 307 and 498-A read with Section 34 of IPC, based on a compromise between the parties involved. Vs. Deepak the Hon'ble Apex Court has had an occasion to consider whether the High Court can quash the FIR/complaint/criminal proceedings, in exercise of the …

Woman Expresses Second Thoughts About Marriage Against Family Wishes; Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage, Quashes FIR Against Husband
3 years, 2 months ago

Woman Expresses Second Thoughts About Marriage Against Family Wishes; Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage, Quashes FIR Against Husband

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently dissolved a marriage exercising powers under Article 142 of the Constitution in a case of a woman who married a man against her family's wishes.The woman's family members had lodged an FIR alleging rape and abduction against the husband. The Supreme Court recently dissolved a marriage exercising powers under Article 142 of the Constitution in a …

Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case
3 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case

India Today  

The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court recently observed that forcibly aborting the foetus of a woman amounts to cruelty, while upholding the order convicting her husband and in-laws for attempting to murder her. The observation came by the Bench of Justices VK Jadhav and SC More in partly allowing the appeal filed by the husband and his parents against …

Attempt To Murder: "Offence Against Society, Can't Quash Proceedings Only On Ground Of Compromise": Delhi High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Attempt To Murder: "Offence Against Society, Can't Quash Proceedings Only On Ground Of Compromise": Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Observing that an offence of Attempt To Murder will fall under the category of heinous offence, and therefore, has to be treated as a crime against society, the Delhi High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR registered for an offence under 307/34 IPC. Court's observations At the outset, the Court noted that there was a conflict of opinions …

'No Positive Act': Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of A Man By Refusing Marriage
3 years, 6 months ago

'No Positive Act': Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of A Man By Refusing Marriage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against a girl accused of abetting suicide of a man by allegedly refusing to marry him.The bench of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy reiterated that Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code will not be attracted if there was no positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid …

Plea Against Kerala HC Order Recalling Judgment Quashing POCSO Case Citing Marriage: Supreme Court Issues Notice
3 years, 7 months ago

Plea Against Kerala HC Order Recalling Judgment Quashing POCSO Case Citing Marriage: Supreme Court Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Supreme Court issued notice in Special Leave Petition filed against a Kerala High court order recalling its earlier judgment quashing rape and child sexual assault charges against various accused.The High Court bench presided by Justice K. Haripal had initially quashed the proceedings against on the grounds of the marriage of the accused to the victims. The Supreme Court issued …

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court
3 years, 8 months ago

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged for an offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code while confirming the charge under Section 304B IPC.In this case, within a period of about 15 months of marriage, a married woman committed suicide, leaving behind two suicide notes. The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged …

Charge Under Section 149 IPC Can Be Altered To Section 34 IPC If Common Intention Among Accused Is Proved : Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Charge Under Section 149 IPC Can Be Altered To Section 34 IPC If Common Intention Among Accused Is Proved : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that it is permissible to alter a charge under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code to a charge under Section 34 IPC if the facts prove that the crime has been committed in furtherance of a common intention.Section 149 IPC provides for vicarious liability of members of an unlawful assembly for the crime committed …

'In View Of Marriage Of Accused With Victim, Trial To Be Futile':Gujarat HC Quashes FIR For Rape Of Minor [Read Judgment]
4 years, 6 months ago

'In View Of Marriage Of Accused With Victim, Trial To Be Futile':Gujarat HC Quashes FIR For Rape Of Minor [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court last week quashed an F.I.R. pertaining to rape of a minor by an on duty police officer, taking into account "full and final settlement" between the complainant and the accused by the latter entering into marriage with the victim. The Court also referred to the landmark decisions of Supreme Court in case of Parbatbhai Aahir vs. …

Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve A Marriage Found To Be A Dead Letter: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 3 months ago

Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve A Marriage Found To Be A Dead Letter: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Marriages are said to be made in heaven. They are broken on earth, said the Supreme Court while dissolving a marriage on the ground of its irretrievable breakdown.The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph observed that Article 142 of the Constitution of India can be invoked to dissolve a marriage in cases where a marriage is …

No Automatic Conviction U/s 306 IPC For Abetment Of Suicide Merely Because Accused Was Found Guilty U/s 498A IPC: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 4 months ago

No Automatic Conviction U/s 306 IPC For Abetment Of Suicide Merely Because Accused Was Found Guilty U/s 498A IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that, merely because an accused is found guilty of an offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and the death of the wife has occurred within a period of seven years of the marriage, the accused cannot be automatically held guilty for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the IPC by …

Inherent Powers Under Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve Marriage Which Has Broken Down Irretrievably: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 5 months ago

Inherent Powers Under Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve Marriage Which Has Broken Down Irretrievably: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that it can exercise its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India for dissolution of a marriage where it finds that the marriage is totally unworkable, emotionally dead, beyond salvage and has broken down irretrievably, even if the facts of the case do not provide a ground in law on which the divorce …

Section 498A IPC : Recent Supreme Court Judgments
5 years, 9 months ago

Section 498A IPC : Recent Supreme Court Judgments

Live Law  

498A Complaints Can Be Filed At A Place Where A Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Takes Shelter In this case, three Judge bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul considered the following question: "Whether in a case where cruelty had been committed in a matrimonial home by the husband or the relatives …

Heinous & Serious Offences, Offences By Public Servants Can't Be Quashed On The Ground Of Compromise Between Parties: SC Issues Guidelines
6 years ago

Heinous & Serious Offences, Offences By Public Servants Can't Be Quashed On The Ground Of Compromise Between Parties: SC Issues Guidelines

Live Law  

A three Judge Bench of Supreme Court of India on Tuesday has issued guidelines regarding quashing of Criminal Proceedings on the ground of compromise between the parties. The Bench has then issued the following Guidelines i) that the power conferred under Section 482 of the Code to quash the criminal proceedings for the non-compoundable offences under Section 320 of the …

Three Judge Bench To Hear Plea Challenging Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Under Hindu Marriage Act
6 years ago

Three Judge Bench To Hear Plea Challenging Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Under Hindu Marriage Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a three-judge bench a plea challenging the power conferred by the Hindu Marriage Act on courts to direct the restitution of conjugal rights of an estranged couple. The petitioners also challenged the identical provision in section 22 of the Special Marriage Act and Rules 32 and 33 of Order XXI of the CPC …

SC Permits Wife & Daughters Of Deceased De Facto Complainant To Compound Criminal Case [Read Order]
6 years, 2 months ago

SC Permits Wife & Daughters Of Deceased De Facto Complainant To Compound Criminal Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has permitted the wife and daughters of a de-facto complainant to compound a criminal case by entering into compromise with the accused.In this case, the high court had modified the conviction of the accused from Section 307 IPC to Section 325 IPC, thus reducing the sentence of imprisonment from five years to two years. The Supreme Court …

Supreme Court says no dowry complaint can be filed post-divorce
6 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court says no dowry complaint can be filed post-divorce

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that prosecution of husband and his family members under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is not sustainable when the complaint is filed by the wife long after the divorce. Giving this ruling a bench of Justices S. A. Bobde and …

Indian Supreme Court Begins Hearing Petitions Seeking Decriminalization Of Adultery [Section 497 IPC]
6 years, 7 months ago

Indian Supreme Court Begins Hearing Petitions Seeking Decriminalization Of Adultery [Section 497 IPC]

Live Law  

After reserving its judgment in the Sabarimala Temple entry case, the Supreme Court five judge bench on Wednesday commenced hearing in the PIL seeking decriminalisation of the act of Adultery.Praying that section 497 of the IPC and section 198 of the Cr. After reserving its judgment in the Sabarimala Temple entry case, the Supreme Court five judge bench on Wednesday …

Indian Supreme Court Begins Hearing Petitions Seeking Decriminalization Of Adultery [Section 497 IPC]
6 years, 7 months ago

Indian Supreme Court Begins Hearing Petitions Seeking Decriminalization Of Adultery [Section 497 IPC]

Live Law  

After reserving its judgment in the Sabarimala Temple entry case, the Supreme Court five judge bench on Wednesday commenced hearing in the PIL seeking decriminalisation of the act of Adultery.Praying that section 497 of the IPC and section 198 of the Cr. After reserving its judgment in the Sabarimala Temple entry case, the Supreme Court five judge bench on Wednesday …

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