K Chakra Pani The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that acts between a husband and wife that are not punishable under Section 375 IPC due to the operation of Exception 2 cannot be prosecuted under Section 377 IPC for ‘unnatural Read more
Hriday Shah The Meghalaya High Court recently upheld the conviction of a boy who had intoxicated his girlfriend in order to satisfy his lust and committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The minor victim girl and the accused were in a Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, the primary accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, permitting him to stay in Lucknow under strict conditions. Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, is accused Read more
Rehan Khan A court in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, has acquitted two men accused of ‘love jihad’ involving allegations of inducing and kidnapping a 14-year-old Hindu girl under the pretext of marriage. Special Judge Gurbaksh Singh observed that the victim had not Read more
K Chakra Pani A public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the cancellation of the NEET Super Specialty (NEET SS) examinations for 2024 has been filed before the Supreme Court of India. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Read more
Rehan Khan On 15th July, the Supreme Court of India has observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible enforceable right, except where a competent authority has consciously decided to equate two posts. This ruling came as the Read more
Rehan Khan On 19th July, the Supreme Court, agreed to examine the scope of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution, which provides “blanket immunity” to State governors from any form of criminal prosecution. This development came in response to a Read more
Rehan Khan On July 18th, the Supreme Court of India issued a pivotal ruling underscoring that the indefinite denial of bail is unacceptable, emphasizing the critical nature of Article 21 of the Constitution. This article guarantees not only the right Read more
Hriday Shah Justice P. N. Prakash is a former Madras High Court Judge who retired in January 2023 and in his decade long term, disposed of more than 60,000 cases. He enrolled as an Advocate in the year of 1984 Read more
Priyanshu In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has stated that consensual sexual activity between two adults in a long-term relationship cannot be considered rape, even if the relationship ends or love diminishes over time. The court’s decision came Read more