No automatic application of presumption under 113-A if the wife dies within 7 years of marriage.
When the presumption is raised under section 113-A, the prosecution must show that there was cruelty and continuous harassment.
Until “Saptapadi” is performed, no Hindu marriage is deemed valid: Madhya Pradesh HC
Issue:- A plea was filed by 4 petitioners who sought to quash the FIR that was lodged against them for the offenses under section 366, that is abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage, section 498 A is cruelty, and section
Same-Sex Marriage: Sexual Liberty Arguments Could be Applied To Defend Incest says Solicitor General; CJI Calls It “Far-Fetched”
Issue – The Supreme Court’s Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, informed the court that the defence of incestuous connections may be brought up tomorrow in response to the petitioners’ claims about the right to sexual orientation and the right to choose made by those
Marital Rape
It has been around 75 years since we achieved the golden dream of independence. Women were an integral part of the Indian freedom struggle and continue to play an indispensable part. Despite this, marital rape, or rape that occurs when the two parties
Merely because sexual relationship did not culminate in marriage is not sufficient to establish rape: Kerala HC
@newsdesk_slc Navneeth N Nath v. State of Kerala The Kerala HC held that merely sexual relationship did not culminate in the marriage it does not attracts the provision S.376 IPC. The petitioner was alleged that he was in a relationship with his colleague
Plea in Delhi HC for livestreaming of Same – Sex Marriage Case
Written by Shaurya Mahajan The central government has recently opposed a demand for the livestreaming of proceedings before the Delhi High Court for the case seeking legal recognition of same sex marriages. The government has contended that the matter is neither of national
Law Presumes in favor of Marriage, against Marriage: Chattisgarh HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Yesterday, the Chhattisgarh High Court in the case of Jaanki Yadav v. Gorakhnath Yada, decided, that the law presumes in favour of marriage and is against concubinage. The judgement was given by a division bench of the court, comprising
Criminalization of Marital Rape
Written By – Shruti Bharti Merely because of the institution of marriage, should a husband be permitted to act with impunity to assert his marital right to non-consensual or undesired intercourse with his wife? Recently, this question has been raised in a clutch
Mere Refusal To Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence of Cheating : Bombay High Court
By – Aishwarya Justice Anuja Prabhudessai observed that in the instance case the couple had indulged in sexual relations for over three years; the woman’s testimony did not indicate that she was under a misconception of a promise of marriage nor was there
Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter’s Welfare Not Dowry: Kerala High Court
By – Arshita Anand The Kerala High Court has declared that gifts provided to the bride for her wellbeing at the time of her marriage will not be considered dowry under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Allowing a petition brought by a disgruntled
