Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Kerela High Court was approached by the petitioner who is a woman claiming that both she and her partner belongs to an orthodox Muslim family. When the family got to know about them, they forced them to Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently in Arjun Das V. State of Meghalaya, the Meghalaya High Court held that lack of witnesses will not be considered as a ground in sexual assault to release the accused. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Gujarat High Court remarked that it was normal for girls of 14-15 years to get married and have children at 17 years in the past while dealing with a petition to terminate a 7-month-old foetus of Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Rajasthan High Court rejected an application put forth by a husband in a divorce petition, to bring on record a paternity test to prove that he is not the father of the child of his marriage. Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India reserved its judgment in a plea that was discussing the power of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to regulate matters pertaining to enrolment as an advocate. Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal This has been recently observed by the Orissa High Court by ruling in a case that Section 409A of IPC is often misused by wives to pressure their husband’s family. In the instant case, a woman approached the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A Nagaland government decision banning the sale and consumption of dog meat in the state that had been in effect since 2020 was overturned on Wednesday by the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court. The commercial import, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court dismissed the suit against an activist on 5th June 2023 for punishable offences covered by several Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act sections. The focus of the case was on the spread of a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal A Mumbai court granted the accused bail after 2 days when he died. The defendant was Suresh Pawar, a 62-year-old man with severe diabetes and lung infections. He was a real estate agent who had reportedly sold a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has recommended the Central Government amend provisions related to criminalizing sexual intercourse with dead bodies in the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Bench held that: “It is high time for the Central Government Read more