Tag: in the law

Section 498A is one of the most draconian laws in India, where a man and his entire family (close/distant relatives) ...

A 23-year-old dowry death case has resulted in acquittal for the husband. The man was sentenced to life imprisonment and ...

Are you a citizen of India? Do you constantly read how women in India are oppressed and don't have rights? ...

The Allahabad High Court in its recent order deprecated and condemned the tendency of the parents of the wife to ...

Section 497 of the IPC Adultery — part of the British-enacted penal code of 1860 — criminalised adultery, but did ...

As we read several orders, mothers have always been awarded child custody, particularly when the children are female. However, in ...

Advocate J Sai Deepak representing Men Welfare Trust on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the issue of marital rape ...

Expressing anguish at False Rape Cases once again, the Delhi High Court remarked how invoking of provisions of sexual harassment ...

Acquitting three persons of rape charges, the Supreme Court has ruled that a sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault complaint against her customers if ...

In its latest order dated January 2022, the Supreme Court of India has observed that the fundamental right of personal ...