The Karnataka High Court rejected a husbandâs plea for a DNA test, holding that brief and discontinuous cohabitation does not justify questioning paternity once marriage isâŚ
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
A wife and her lover brutally murdered her husband and staged a snakebite to cover up the crime! How did the postmortem report and phone records expose their deadly conspiracy?âŚ
The Karnataka High Court rejected a husbandâs plea for a DNA test, holding that brief and discontinuous cohabitation does not justify questioning paternity once marriage isâŚ
A man convicted under Section 323 IPC was acquitted after two decades when the Calcutta High Court held that vague, omnibus allegations and contradictory testimony cannot sustainâŚ
The Delhi High Court refused to stop an FIR alleging forgery of a fatherâs Will that excluded his son. The Court held that criminal investigation can continue even while probateâŚ
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victimâs minority and the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.TheâŚ
The Rajasthan High Court refused to increase âš40,000 interim maintenance, holding it is only a temporary arrangement to avoid hardship during trial. The Court made it clear thatâŚ
The Delhi High Court reaffirmed that marriage between consenting adults is a constitutional right, not a family-controlled privilege. Parental threats or social pressure cannotâŚ
The Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended a 20-year POCSO sentence of a minor boy, noting a small age gap, a delayed FIR, and circumstances indicating consensual teenageâŚ
The Tripura High Court ruled that a negative DNA report only rules out paternity, not the offence of rape, and upheld a 20-year sentence under POCSO. At the same time, the CourtâŚ
The Jharkhand High Court held that payment of alimony and grant of divorce do not automatically end a husbandâs duty to pay maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The CourtâŚ
