THANE: The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi have booked a man and five members of his family for allegedly harassing his wife over demands for dowry and divorcing her illegally by pronouncing triple talaq over a phone call. Divorce by pronouncing talaq is prohibited under the Muslim Women Act, 2019, and the latest case is the fourth such instance in …
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that for a conviction on charges of abetment to suicide, the prosecution must establish not just continuous harassment but also a clear and proximate act by the accused that demonstrably pushed the victim to take their own life. In dismissing a criminal appeal challenging the acquittal of a man accused …
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally noted that the only aspect in favour of Dr. Ruvais, who had been booked for abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, Dr. Shahana, was that he is a student. Dr. Shahana, who was a Postgraduate surgery student at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, died by suicide, allegedly due to Ruvais backing out of marriage …
