-
Delhi HC Directs Registry To Ensure Confidentiality Of Victims Of Sexual Offences
Saleem vs NCT of Delhi that the name, parentage, address, social media credentials and photographs of the prosecutrix of victim must not be disclosed including in the memo of parties..Hits: 13955 -
S Salma v. Tamil Nadu directed the State government of Tamil Nadu to ensure compliance with Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and frame guidelines for obtaining ‘prior permission’ of...Hits: 5693
-
Suneeta Pandey vs State of U.P. that a woman cannot commit the offence of rape but if she facilitates the act of rape with a group of people then she may be prosecuted for gang rape under Section...Hits: 8798
-
Sr. Sephy v. CBI that conducting a virginity test on a female detainee or on an accused under investigation is unconstitutional and in violation of her right to dignity enshrined under Article 21...Hits: 5420
-
Woman Entitled To Termination Of Pregnancy In Rape Cases: Delhi HC
Minor R Thr Mother H vs NCT of Delhi that denying a woman the right to medical termination of pregnancy in sexual assault cases and imposing the responsibility of motherhood on her, would amount to...Hits: 5361 -
Durgesh vs Madhya Pradesh that the mandatory provisions under Section 53-A of CrPC regarding DNA profiling in rape cases are implemented by the investigating agencies.Hits: 6922
-
Dismissal By Apex Court Of Bilkis Bano’s Review Petition Is Most Disappointing
Bilkis Yakub Rasool vs UOI that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to decide the remission applications of 11 convicts who were sentenced to life for gangrape and murder during the 2002...Hits: 5682 -
Harassment Of Women Would Still Be An Offence Even If Not Committed In Public Place: Madras HC
MR Sivaramakrishnan vs State that harassment of a woman would still be an offence punishable under Section 354 IPC.Hits: 5149 -
Supreme Court Bans Two-Finger Test In Rape Cases
Jharkhand vs Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai that: It is regrettable that two-finger test continues to be conducted even today.Hits: 5779 -
Suo Moto M.P. Vs Father Of Prosecutrix held a girl and her father guilty of obtaining an order for termination of pregnancy on the false pretext that the prosecutrix was raped.Hits: 5621
-
S Rawail Singh Vs Gurinder Jeet Kour that once a marriage stands validly dissolved by a competent foreign court, the domestic relationship between the parties as husband and wife which is necessary...Hits: 4238
-
Relationship Was Consensual: Bombay High Court
Chetan Chandrakant Tambatkar v/s Maharashtra granted the bail that was being sought to a 26-year-old man accused in a rape case subject to the condition that he marries the survivor, currently...Hits: 6063 -
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: 6111
-
Renuka v. Shelly Kumar that forcing a wife to terminate her pregnancy against her will constitutes cruelty.Hits: 4998
-
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: 33820
-
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: 4825 -
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: 6458 -
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: 26095 -
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: 6550 -
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: 8054
-
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: 6120
-
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: 4798
-
Navodit Mishra v. Richa Mishra that denial of physical relationship by one spouse to the other in a matrimonial relationship constitutes cruelty.Hits: 9410
-
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: 5674
-
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: 4418 -
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: 7783 -
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: 6091 -
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: 14257 -
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: 9569 -
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: 5932
