𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Kerala High Court recently upheld a woman's right to claim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), despite an earlier agreement signed with…

Continue Reading𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Kerala High Court recently upheld a woman's right to claim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), despite an earlier agreement signed with…

Continue Reading𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

Human teeth not a dangerous weapon: Bombay High Court after woman alleges being bit by sister-in-law

A bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh quashed a case filed against a family of five while relying on a precedent set by the apex court in Shakeel…

Continue ReadingHuman teeth not a dangerous weapon: Bombay High Court after woman alleges being bit by sister-in-law

𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗨/𝘀. 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗜𝗣𝗖: 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗛𝗖 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗜𝗥 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗖 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱

The Delhi High Court held that the mere demand of dowry is not an offence under Section 498A of the IPC and a simpliciter allegation of intimidation cannot be said…

Continue Reading𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗨/𝘀. 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗜𝗣𝗖: 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗛𝗖 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗜𝗥 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗖 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱