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The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana HC has held that a Muslim woman who is 17 years old can validly enter into a contract of marriage and she does not need the permission or the consent of her parents or guardian in doing so. In the instant case titled Nargis and anr. vs. State of Punjab and ors. the Hon’ble HC ..

In a case titled R. Rajendran vs. The Inspector of Police and Karthivel the Hon’ble Madras HC has held that the administrator of a whatsapp group cannot be held to be vicariously liable for any offensive messages forwarded into the group. In the present case, a petition was filed by the Administrator of a whatsap..

In the instant case of Ram Ratan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh a bench of CJI NV Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli were hearing an appeal against the order of the Madhya Pradesh HC in which the accused was convicted under section 392/397 of IPC. The appellant has claimed that the firearm was not put to any us..

Concealment Of Mental Disorder On Wife’s Part Constitutes Fraud: Delhi HC Annuls Marriage The Delhi HC has annulled a sixteen year old marriage under section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act wherein the wife did not disclose her mental illness to her husband before her marriage. The Court held that this concealment ..

While upholding the decision of the Trial Court and the lower appellate court, the Hon’ble Madras HC has reiterated what the Hon’ble Supreme Court has reiterated many times, that the absence of physical resistance in rape cases does not, of itself, turn the woman from a victim to an accomplice. The Court, i..

The Delhi HC has annulled a sixteen year old marriage under section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act wherein the wife did not disclose her mental illness to her husband before her marriage. The Court held that this concealment amounts to fraud. The present appeal to the HC was filed contesting the order of the trial court ..

While most vocally batting for honesty, transparency and probity in public life, the Delhi High Court has in a learned, laudable, latest and landmark judgment titled Yogender Chandolia vs Vishesh Ravi & Ors in EL.PET. 10/2020 that was reserved on November 17 and then finally delivered on December 24, 2021 held most commendably, cogently and convincingly that a f..

Presumption As To Dowry Death: Know What The SC Has To Say The Hon’ble SC has observed that if the prosecution has been able to establish that soon before her death, a woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or his relatives in connection with any demand for dowry, the Court can proceed on th..

In the case of Kashinath Narayan Gharat vs. The State of Maharashtra, the Hon’ble Bombay HC has held mere refusal to marry a woman after a long period of sexual relations would not amount to cheating as enshrined in section 417 of IPC if no fraudulent misrepresentation is done by the accused. The victim in the pr..

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stated that brutality in police stations will stop once there are utilitarian CCTV cameras there, particularly in the cells. This was observed by the high court while hearing a man's request asserting that he was affixed to a railing and afterward accused of the offense of discourag..

The Supreme Court has as of late seen that the High Court in an appeal for subduing recorded by the denounced u/s 482 CrPC can't give headings for continuing against a neither outsider under the observation of the Court and nor was offered any chance prior to passing the request. According to the complainant's ..

● The Hon’ble SC has observed that if the prosecution has been able to establish that soon before her death, a woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or his relatives in connection with any demand for dowry, the Court can proceed on the presumption that the persons who have subjected her to cruelty in connection with the demand for dowry h..

Key Takeaways The bill has been introduced after the recommendation of the 30th Report of Law Commission of Karnataka. The report dubbed these ‘illegal conversions’ as ‘a grave threat to the unity and integrity of the nation.’ li style="text-align..

In a very significant development with far reaching consequences, the Bombay High Court in an extremely learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Kashinath Narayan Gharat Vs The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No. 119 of 1999 in exercise of its criminal appellate jurisdiction delivered as recently as on December 9, 2021 has minced just no words ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Recently, on Tuesday, the Karnataka Government presented the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which looks to force limitations on strict transformations and between confidence relationships, before the Legislative Assembly. The discu..