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Roop Lal v/s Punjabwhile dealing with a case of the father raping his own minor daughter minced just no words to hold that the conviction for the offence under Section 376 of IPC can be based on...Hits: 6711
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Renuka v. Shelly Kumar that forcing a wife to terminate her pregnancy against her will constitutes cruelty.Hits: 5270
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Jagbir vs State (N.C.T. of Delhi) that merely because an act of sexual abuse results in tying of knot between the victim and the accused or in birth of a child, it does not mitigate the act of rape.Hits: 34172
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MP HC Quashes Rape Case Filed By Second Wife After A Delay Of 18 Years
Manohar Silawat vs Madhya Pradesh quashed a rape case against a man registered at the instance of his second wife as the Court noted that it was a frivolous case and her version indicated false...Hits: 5074 -
Friendly Relations Not Consent To Establish Physical Relations: Bombay HC
Ashish Ashok Chakor vs Maharashtra that a girl merely being friendly with a boy doesn’t allow him to misconstrue it as her consent to establish a sexual relationship with her and rejected the...Hits: 6663 -
A Journey Of Women's Human Rights
This Article is mainly about the journey about the woman's human rights and how did different landmark judgements help in the progression of the rights and also Constitution of India have help a...Hits: 26411 -
Transgender Has Every Right To Choose Gender: Orissa HC Orders Family Pension To Transwoman
Kantaro Kondagiri @ Kajol vs Odisha this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner as a transgender has every right to choose her gender and accordingly, she has submitted her application...Hits: 6982 -
Nethra vs Karnataka that it is not the law that bail should always be denied in a case where the offence punishable is of death or life imprisonmentHits: 8832
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Sheetal Devang Shah vs Presiding Officer that a daughter-in-law cannot be directed to pay maintenance to her ailing mother-in-law, especially in the absence of any proof of the woman’s income.Hits: 6458
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Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi that a victim of domestic violence can enforce her right to reside in a shared household, irrespective of whether she actually lived in the shared household.Hits: 5199
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Navodit Mishra v. Richa Mishra that denial of physical relationship by one spouse to the other in a matrimonial relationship constitutes cruelty.Hits: 9833
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Radhakrishna Meena v/s Rajasthan that married educated women, depending upon the facts of each case, is supposed to be well aware of the consequences of having sexual intercourse with a man prior...Hits: 5892
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Bombay HC Speaks Up For Mother Who Was Dis-housed
Suryakant Kisan Pawar vs Deputy Collector, Mumbai directed a son who deprived his mother from leading a normal life to vacate the house expeditiously, noting that the mother had suffered immensely...Hits: 4586 -
498A And 304B: Casual Reference Of Family Members Of Husband In FIR Not Enough To Prosecute: SC
Mirza Iqbal @ Golu v/s Uttar Pradesh quashed the criminal proceedings lodged for a dowry death and dowry demand against a man and a woman observing that the husband's family members are frequently...Hits: 8758 -
Bombay HC Asks Govt To Consider Making Section 498A A Compoundable Offence
Siddhivinayak Umesh Vindhe v/s Maharashtra asked the Maharashtra State Government to consider making offence punishable under Section 498A of IPC a compoundable offence. The Court also pointed out...Hits: 6657 -
Recording Wife's Phone Secretly Violation Of Her Right To Privacy And Cannot Be Accepted As Evidence
Neha vs Vibhor Garg Recording of telephonic conversations of the wife without her knowledge amounts to infringement of her privacy and the transcripts of such conversations cannot be accepted as...Hits: 16134 -
Mere Refusal To Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence Of Cheating: Bombay HC
Kashinath Narayan Gharat v/s Maharashtra that mere refusal to marry a woman after a long relationship would not constitute cheating under Section 417 of the IPC if there is no evidence of...Hits: 10125 -
Kumari D v/s Karnataka has held most commendably that the right of a woman to exercise her reproductive choice is a dimension of personal liberty as understood under Article 21 of the Constitution...Hits: 6480
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Mamta Devi Vs UP Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lucknow the rescue of a married woman who had moved the High Court with her protection plea claiming that she is facing threats from her family membersHits: 5519
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Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar vs Karnataka the low age of the rape victim is not considered as the only or sufficient factor for imposing a death sentence.Hits: 7190
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Can't Misuse Sexually Explicit Image/Videos Even If Captured With The Consent Of Women: All HC
Guruvinder Singh v UP even if sexually explicit images and videos are captured with the consent of a woman, the misuse of the same can't be justified once the relationship between the victim and...Hits: 6706 -
Consent For Sexual Act Obtained By Making False Promise Of Reemployment Isn't Free Consent: MP HC
Rajkishore Shrivastava vs. MP that getting the consent of the prosecutrix to involve in a sexual act by making false promise of re-employment, can't be called 'free consent' and it would amount to...Hits: 7341 -
Aarti Sharma vs Ganga Saran provisions of Domestic Violence Act, being a social welfare legislation, cannot be used by a son as a ploy to either claim a right in his father's property or to retain...Hits: 5773
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No Lenience To Man Who Attacked Woman With Acid For Rejecting Proposal: Karnataka High Court
Mahesha vs Malebennur Police Davanagerewhile displaying zero tolerance for crimes against humanity laid down in no uncertain termsHits: 5661 -
Monika vs HP there should be no restraint to a woman throughout the period of her pregnancy as restraints and confined spaces might cause mental stress to a pregnant woman.Hits: 6966
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STATUS OF WOMEN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION IN INDIA
Mohasina Mukhtar PhD Scholar Law, RIMT University,Mandi Gobindgarh, PunjabHits: 9477 -
REVISION OF MARITAL AGE IN INDIA
This article puts light on how a woman's life could have a positive impact if the marital age is revised.Hits: 6846 -
Record Rape Victim's Statement Before Magistrate Within 24 Hours: SC
fast-tracking rape trials, the Supreme Court has said that a rape victim should be taken directly to a Magistrate for recording her statements within 24 hours of the crime.Hits: 7366 -
Woman Must Be Protected From Sexual Harassment At Workplace
huge surge in complaints by women of sexual harassment at workplace. As things stand, if strongest possible action is not taken against the culprits who dare to sexually harass a womanHits: 6066 -
Make Marital Rape An Offence : Delhi Court
A rape is a rape. Just because a man has married a woman that by itself does not confer the legitimate right to man to have sex with woman against her wish by forcing her in anyway.Hits: 5467
