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The Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 is the official criminal code of India which covers all substantive aspects of criminal law. Shorn of unnecessary factual matrix, this matter essentially emanates from the sui generis decisions. Nine years after a Vakola resident’s Scorpio SUV ran over a stray dog at his housing society, Bombay High Court […]

A man had challenged the FIR registered against him under Section 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act arguing that the girl had attained puberty and was, therefore, a major under Muslim law. (Imran Vs

The Division Bench of Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to 25 years old-woman in view of Rule 3B of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Rules 2003 which does not allow the unmarried woman to abort her pregnancy of more than 20 weeks out of a consensual sexual relationship. The factual matrix

New Delhi faced the rant of rains and storm yesterday. Lot of vehicles were crushed under the fallen trees on the roads. NDMC authorities confessed that they received innumerable calls for the devastation. “In most cases, the tree starts losing its strength due to concretisation around it. This weakens the roots and also reduces the

As per the facts of the case, the victim girl, who was nine years old at the relevant time, was asked by the accused, a 55-year-old shopkeeper, to fetch water.When the girl brought water, the accused allegedly held her hand, stroked it and said that her hands were beautiful. The victim left the spot instantly

A relative committed rape on the victim and none of the family members believed her including the sister-in-law (Jethani) and mother-in-law even  though being women and rather beat her up when she narrated the incident and  did not support her. Rape in general is still vastly under-reported, When the perpetrator is a family member, this

If you still conceal homosexuality from your spouse even after striking down of section 377 of the Indian penal Code then its plain cheating and this should be made as a ground for divorce by amending marriage laws. In her police complaint, the lady stated that she eventually discovered his homosexuality after seeing his WhatsApp