Supreme Court: No Preaching Allowed – Pushes Back on Calcutta HC’s Order for Girls to ‘Control Sexual Urges’

Vidushi Vats  In a matter on January 4 2024, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of the Calcutta High Court’s order reminding female adolescents about their responsibility to safeguard their bodily integrity, deeming it a miscommunication of signals. The West Bengal Read more

WhatsApp Messages By Daughter-In-Law After Lodging FIR Shows Relationship With In-Laws Was Normal: Calcutta High Court Quashes 498A Case

Jahanvi Agarwal The Calcutta High Court dismissed the criminal proceedings against the petitioners who were accused of conspiring to beat up their daughter-in-law (opposite party no 2) on many occasions.  Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul noted that the daughter-in-law’s claims were not backed Read more

Judicial Officers Need To Show More Sensitivity In POCSO Cases: Justice TS Sivagnanam, Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court

Jahanvi Agarwal Recently the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, TS Sivagnanam, requested the judicial officers to be more sensitive towards cases involving human trafficking and other cases that are more stringent on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). The Read more