Marital rape case: Even sex workers can say 'no', but not married woman, says Delhi High Court judge
2 years, 7 months ago

Marital rape case: Even sex workers can say 'no', but not married woman, says Delhi High Court judge

Firstpost  

The right to withdraw consent at any given point in time forms the core of the woman’s right to life and liberty which encompasses her right to protect her physical and mental being, says Justice Shakdher New Delhi: Justice Rajiv Shakdher of the Delhi High Court Wednesday ruled in favour of criminalising marital rape and said the continuance of this immunity under the Indian Penal Code is “egregiously problematic” as it emasculates the woman’s right to trigger prosecution against her husband for non-consensual intercourse. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench which delivered the split verdict on criminalising marital rape, stated that although the right to withdraw consent forms the core of the woman’s right to life and liberty and the marital rape exception makes no allowance for the circumstances in which a wife may say no to sex with her husband, which only exacerbate the lack of autonomy and sexual agency which stands embedded in the provision. What makes the continuance of MRE on the statute egregiously problematic is, while it emasculates the woman’s right to trigger prosecution against her husband for non-consensual sex, women, who are sex workers or are separated from their husbands, are invested with this right, said Justice Shakdher. Justice Shakdher also opined that the argument that striking down marital rape exception would result in the lodgement of false cases is based on a notion which is not backed by any empirical data.

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Misconceived Consent Obtained On False Promise Of Marriage Constitutes Rape Under IPC: J&K High Court
3 days, 8 hours ago

Misconceived Consent Obtained On False Promise Of Marriage Constitutes Rape Under IPC: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated the legal principle that a promise to marry made with no intention of fulfillment, which induces consent for sexual intercourse, amounts to consent obtained under a misconception of fact. Dismissing a plea by one accused Sat Paul, seeking quashing of the FIR filed against him for alleged offences under Sections …

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant
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1 week, 4 days ago

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case of alleged rape filed by a woman, against a man, who she was in a consensual relationship with. The court said: From the said materials, in the case diary, this Court finds that the de facto complainant was aware that the petitioner was not interested in marriage but still continued the relationship …

False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App
2 weeks, 4 days ago

False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App

Live Law  

Observing that “there cannot be promise of marriage held on to a lady, who was already married,” the Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case registered against a man by a woman whom he met on 'bumble app' where the woman had in her profile projected herself to be a divorced lady. The complainant was already married and had projected …

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint

India Today  

A rape case has been filed against a cricketer's relative in Gujarat's Rajkot following a complaint by his ex-fiance, who accused him of engaging in sexual relations with her during their engagement and later calling off the marriage. Senior police officer Jagdish Bangarwa confirmed the registration of an FIR for rape against Jeet Pabari but stated that an arrest cannot …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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1 month, 1 week ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that when an adult victim knowingly and willingly consented to sexual relations with a man, the man cannot later be held guilty for committing the offence of rape on the pretext of marriage. The victim lady being an adult was aware of the consequences of such relationship and denial on the part of the …

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

Nothing has changed for women in India
3 months ago

Nothing has changed for women in India

The Hindu  

I was in middle school when the bone-chilling Delhi rape and murder happened. The recent Kolkata rape case has, once again, brought the nation together, for yet another of “India’s daughters”. It is nothing but the fact that they are some of the many women who became “India’s daughters” in the past few days. Over the past few weeks, every …

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence
3 months ago

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will decide the legality of the immunity granted to husbands from prosecution for marital rape solely on legal principles, even if the Union government does not take a stand on the issue. The issue also includes the Delhi high court’s split verdict from May 2022, which remains pending for the …

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence
3 months ago

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will decide the legality of the immunity granted to husbands from prosecution for marital rape solely on legal principles, even if the Union government does not take a stand on the issue. The issue also includes the Delhi High Court’s split verdict from May 2022, which remains pending for the …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
3 months ago

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that pleas challenging the marital rape exception had not been taken due to a day-long hearing in another matter relating to customs appeals today. A batch of pleas were pending in the top court for hearing, including the of plea of AIDWA challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. …

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’

Hindustan Times  

When a young woman was gang-raped and left to die on the streets of New Delhi in 2012, a shocked and enraged India vowed that her death would not be in vain, that she would be avenged by not letting this happen to “anyone else”. Protests condemning the RG Kar case continue with doctors taking to the streets to demand …

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’
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‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’

Hindustan Times  

When a young woman was gang-raped and left to die on the streets of New Delhi in 2012, a shocked and enraged India vowed that her death would not be in vain, that she would be avenged by not letting this happen to “anyone else”. Protests condemning the RG Kar case continue with doctors taking to the streets to demand …

The curious difference between IPC and BNS on rape
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The curious difference between IPC and BNS on rape

New Indian Express  

Since the definition of rape continues to be largely identical in IPC and BNS, it is not clear how such an offender can still escape the charge in such cases. The phrase “by making a promise to marry a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, has sexual intercourse with her” would have to be interpreted the same way …

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?
4 months ago

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?

News 18  

After this fortnight, it is not hard to see why some are demanding speedy punishment, including automatic death sentences for severe crimes against women. A migrant labourer was charged with the crime and sentenced to death, a verdict upheld by the Kerala High Court in May 2024. “Every sinner has a future" There was the startling “every sinner has a …

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws
4 months ago

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws

Hindustan Times  

The brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College has once again highlighted issues surrounding violence against women, the role of the legal system, and societal attitudes. The history of rape laws in India reveals that public outrage following heinous crimes has often served as a catalyst for legal reforms. The term "rape" …

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know
4 months, 1 week ago

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know

News 18  

India reported 86 cases of rapes daily on an average between 2017 and 2022 and, in 82 cases, the rapist was known to the woman, official data analysed by News18 shows. On an average, every day at least one woman faces sexual harassment at work or in office premises, NCRB data shows. Since 2014, NCRB started collecting data regarding sexual …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has directed the Delhi Police to take legal action against a woman for registering a false rape case, saying the special privileges given to women should not be used as "sword" to settle personal scores. Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon also …

Husband Can't Be Held Guilty U/S 377 IPC For 'Unnatural Sex' With Wife: Uttarakhand High Court
5 months ago

Husband Can't Be Held Guilty U/S 377 IPC For 'Unnatural Sex' With Wife: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that if an act between the husband and wife is not punishable under Section 375 IPC due to operation of Exception 2 to it, a husband can't be held guilty under Section 377 IPC for 'unnatural sex' with the wife. Relying upon the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Navtej Singh Johar and …

'Consensual Relationship without Misconception of Fact': Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case Filed after 13 Years
5 months ago

'Consensual Relationship without Misconception of Fact': Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case Filed after 13 Years

News 18  

The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape, in a case filed after 13 years of the alleged incident, concluding that the sexual intercourse was consensual and not based on any misconception of fact. The court observed that no formal complaint was filed until 2017, with the first alleged incident occurring 13 years …

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
5 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

Why a breakup could land men in jail for 10 years? Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita explained
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why a breakup could land men in jail for 10 years? Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita explained

Hindustan Times  

With the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, a man breaking up with his partner by “deceitful means or by promising her marriage without fulfilling the same” and have sexual intercourse with her could land him in a “10-year jail term.” The Bharata Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya …

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant stance against the commercialisation of justice, the Delhi High Court has declared that cases involving allegations of sexual violence cannot be terminated through financial settlements. This observation came as the High Court declined to quash an FIR registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while deliberating on the case, …

Rape On False Promise To Marry | Factors Like Age, Education, Profession Of Both Complainant & Accused Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rape On False Promise To Marry | Factors Like Age, Education, Profession Of Both Complainant & Accused Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that while adjudicating a rape case based on false promise to marry, the Court should take into accounts factors like comparative age of accused and victim, their educational, social and economic background and the nature of their profession.The list is not exhaustive and Court said entirety of facts and circumstances of each …

Karnataka High Court gives liberty to man to prosecute wife for making false charge of offences against him
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court gives liberty to man to prosecute wife for making false charge of offences against him

The Hindu  

In a rare instance, the High Court of Karnataka has given liberty to a 35-year-old man to initiate proceedings against his wife for malicious prosecution or proceedings under Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code for making the false charge of offences, including the offence of dowry harassment, against him. However, the court, from the records, found that the “documents …

For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages
7 months, 2 weeks ago

For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages

New Indian Express  

In early April 2024, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 62-year-old high priest in Ghana marrying a 12-year-old girl at an event attended by many community members. Closer home, while one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more …

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage

CNN  

CNN — An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts. According to the Madhya Pradesh High Court order, the woman told police her husband came to her house in 2019, soon after they were married, …

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court

Op India  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that despite ‘Marital rape’ not being recognized as an offence in India, any sexual intercourse, including unnatural sex by a husband with his wife, does not constitute rape, as the wife’s consent is deemed irrelevant in such instances. “…insertion of penis in the anus of a woman has also been included in the definition …

Unnatural Sex By A Man With Wife Not Rape, Absence Of Woman's Consent Immaterial: MP High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Unnatural Sex By A Man With Wife Not Rape, Absence Of Woman's Consent Immaterial: MP High Court

Live Law  

Noting that 'Marital rape' has not been recognised as an offence in India, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that any sexual intercourse, including unnatural sex by a man with a wife, won't amount to rape as the consent of the wife becomes immaterial in such cases. However, as per Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC, sexual intercourse between …

Three important safeguards of rights of rape and assault survivors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three important safeguards of rights of rape and assault survivors

Hindustan Times  

The recent outrage over a judicial magistrate in Rajasthan asking a rape survivor to show her injuries has brought into focus once again the gap between how survivors of sexual violence are treated and they should be treated. Here are three important ones: In-camera proceedings introduced via the 2008 amendment to criminal procedure The 154th Report of the Law Commission …

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges

Hindustan Times  

Women misusing the law to level false rape allegations should be dealt with strictly, a Delhi court has said while initiating a trial against a woman for perjury. “.this court is of the considered opinion that it is in the interest of justice that cognizance of the offence of giving false evidence is taken.,” said additional sessions judge Jagmohan Singh …

Women Who Misuse Law To Level False Rape Allegations Must Be Dealt With Strictly: Delhi Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Women Who Misuse Law To Level False Rape Allegations Must Be Dealt With Strictly: Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has observed that women who misuse the law to falsely implicate any individual of rape should be dealt with strictly. Additional Sessions Judge Jagmohan Singh of Rohini Courts made the observation while acquitting three men in a gang rape and kidnapping case, observing that the prosecutrix's conduct was highly unnatural and belied her story. “In the considered …

Sextortion cases: Punjab and Haryana HC for criminal proceedings against those filing false cases
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sextortion cases: Punjab and Haryana HC for criminal proceedings against those filing false cases

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has recommended a slew of measures for dealing with sextortion cases and asked the police of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to consider criminal prosecution against those filing false complaints. While dealing with such a case, the high court bench of justice Anoop Chitkara observed that this cannot be allowed to go on as it …

If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court

Live Law  

To sustain the offence of rape on the ground of false promise of marriage, it must be established that right from the inception, the consent of the woman was obtained based on the false promise, reiterated the Supreme Court. "If it is established that from the inception, the consent by the victim is a result of a false promise to …

No Case Of Rape By False promise Of Marriage When Marriage Was Solemnised Ultimately: Supreme Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

No Case Of Rape By False promise Of Marriage When Marriage Was Solemnised Ultimately: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while quashing a criminal case against the accused-appellant for raping a 25-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, held that there was a consensual relationship that culminated into marriage. Thus, the Court did not find any basis for the allegation that the physical relationship was due to the false promise of marriage as, ultimately, the marriage was …

'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC
1 year ago

'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC

Op India  

Amid a series of pleas arguing for the criminalisation of marital rape pending before the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court in its recent order observed that rape is rape even if it is committed by a husband against his wife. In its 8th December order, a single-judge bench of Justice Divyesh Joshi highlighted that marital rape is illegal in …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18
1 year ago

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18

News 18  

In 2012, on the cold and dark night of December 16, the news of the gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in the national capital shook the nation. Between 2017 and 2022, the rape cases reported in Delhi stood below 1,300, with 2020 being an exception when less than 1,000 cases were reported. The conviction rate …

Marital rape ‘no crime’ if wife is 18 or above: Allahabad HC
1 year ago

Marital rape ‘no crime’ if wife is 18 or above: Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

While acquitting a man of the charges under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly committing an “unnatural offence” against his wife, the Allahabad high court has observed that protection of a person from marital rape continues in cases where his wife is of 18 years of age or more. While partly allowing a revision petition filed by …

Married to my rapist: The Indian women saying no
1 year ago

Married to my rapist: The Indian women saying no

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article contains details that readers may find distressing. “Until he gets punished, he will never know or realize what he has done wrong.” A lawyer’s fight In 2017, in an open letter published by Vogue, lawyer Karuna Nundy urged women across the country to “know your power.” “Your right to say yes comes with the right to …

Can women be accused of rape? Supreme Court to examine
1 year ago

Can women be accused of rape? Supreme Court to examine

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether women can be accused of rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. Currently, the law in question begins with “A man is said to commit ‘rape’â€æ” and subsequently outlines various conditions under which a man can be accused of rape by a woman. While hearing a plea by a …

'False Allegation Of Rape Causes Distress & Humiliation To Accused': Supreme Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Rape Case
1 year, 1 month ago

'False Allegation Of Rape Causes Distress & Humiliation To Accused': Supreme Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Rape Case

Live Law  

A false allegation of rape can cause equal distress, humiliation, and damage to the accused as well, said the Supreme Court while acquitting a man in a case for the offence of rape. While a conviction in a rape case can be based solely on the testimony of the prosecutrix, the Court said that caution and diligence must be exercised …

Not a crime if consenting married adults are in a live-in relationship: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Not a crime if consenting married adults are in a live-in relationship: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

September 23, 2023 11:24 am | Updated 11:24 am IST - NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court has recently held that a live-in relationship between two consenting adults, married to different partners, may be considered undesirable by a section of society but it is not a criminal offence. Similarly, immorality cannot be punished by law unless provided by a …

CJI says petitions to criminalise marital rape to be listed in mid-October
1 year, 3 months ago

CJI says petitions to criminalise marital rape to be listed in mid-October

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. “We will list it sometime in mid-October after the Constitution Bench hearings,” Chief Justice Chandrachud addressed senior advocate Indira Jaising and advocate Karuna Nundy, who jointly mentioned the case for urgent listing. “A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the ‘husband’ on …

Married Woman Can't Claim Consent To Establish Physical Relations Outside Marriage Obtained On False Promise To Marry: Jharkhand HC Quashes Rape FIR
1 year, 3 months ago

Married Woman Can't Claim Consent To Establish Physical Relations Outside Marriage Obtained On False Promise To Marry: Jharkhand HC Quashes Rape FIR

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a rape case filed by a woman who was a married adult, noting that she was fully aware of the potential consequences of engaging in a physical relationship with another person. The court ruled that the accused could not be deemed to have obtained her consent under false pretense, thus quashing the charges based …

How are ‘false promise to marry’ cases treated in the new criminal law Bill? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

How are ‘false promise to marry’ cases treated in the new criminal law Bill? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: If a man promises to marry a woman but never intends to, and still has ‘consensual’ sex with her, it will amount to a criminal offence under Section 69 of the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Chapter 5 of the Bill, titled “Offences against woman and children” describes ‘sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.’, as …

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

While Ascertaining Acts Of Mental Cruelty, Courts Must Look At Married Life As A Whole And Not Few Isolated Incidents: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that while looking at acts of 'mental cruelty', the courts must look at the married life of a couple as a whole and not merely a few isolated incidents.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also observed that mere filing of an FIR by wife is not sufficient …

Courts Can’t Be Used As "Matrimonial Facilitators" For Pressurizing Rape Accused To Get Married To Victim Or To Obtain Bail: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Courts Can’t Be Used As "Matrimonial Facilitators" For Pressurizing Rape Accused To Get Married To Victim Or To Obtain Bail: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that courts cannot be used as “matrimonial facilitators” for pressurizing the accused to get married to the victim or be denied bail in sexual assault cases. “The Courts of law cannot be used as a forum for the purpose of facilitating marriages and be used as marriage facilitators by first lodging an FIR alleging …

Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that making false allegations of dowry harassment or rape against the husband’s family members is an act of extreme cruelty for which there can be no condonation. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a family court order which held a husband as entitled to divorce from …

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