Courts & Law

Ejaculation without full penetration constitutes attempted rape and not actual rape, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled on Monday. Consequently, the court reduced the sentence of the accused from seven years to three and a half years after medical evidence indicated that the survivor’s hymen was intact. A single bench of Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas said […]

Supreme Court Of India Gives Monk 4 Years To Vacate Portion of Babulnath Temple in Mumbai The Supreme Court has ordered a septuagenarian monk to evict an occupied portion in the iconic Babulanath Temple of Mumbai in four years and upheld the Bombay High Court’s order directing his eviction. It’s rare for the top court

No Mandatory Appearance at Every Hearing After Bail on Sentence Suspension: Supreme Court Of India The Supreme Court has made it clear that an accused whose sentence has been suspended and who has been released on bail cannot be forced to remain personally present before an appellate or revisional court on every date of hearing.

Delhi High Court Says Freedom to Choose Life Partner Is Fundamental to Personal Liberty Freedom to choose a life partner is an intrinsic part of personal liberty and privacy under the Constitution and family or community cannot obstruct the choice of two consenting adults who decide to marry. The high court, while referring to a

Wife Can Stay In Shared House Even If In-Laws Disown Husband: High Court The Delhi High Court has held that a wife residing in the house immediately after her marriage constitutes “shared household” and is entitled to reside there despite the husband being disowned by his parents later.Justice Sanjeev Narula made the observation while dismissing

Sharjeel Imam Moves Supreme Court After Bail Denial in 2020 Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case New Delhi: Activist Sharjeel Imam on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order denying him bail in an anti-terror law case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in the national capital. A bench