Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Archives

“No evidence that victim was minor”: Chhattisgarh HC modifies life sentence to 10 years imprisonment for man who raped his niece

In her statement, the victim stated that firstly, her father committed forcible sexual intercourse with her, and after some days when she was sleeping at her paternal aunt’s house, then the convict, who was her paternal uncle, committed the same offence against her.

Insulting and humiliating during financial vulnerability

Case Briefs High Courts

Insulting and humiliating spouse during time of financial vulnerability amounts to mental cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC

“Her behaviour, including instigating the daughter against the father, making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, and leaving the home with the daughter while abandoning the son, demonstrated a pattern of mental harassment and disregard for the matrimonial bond.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Financial loss to a person/institution by mere Advocate’s opinion cannot be a ground for prosecuting him; intention to defraud and active participation required: Chhattisgarh HC

The allegation against the petitioner is that being an Advocate, he has given the search report based on which loan was disbursed and later it was found that the loan was disbursed to a person who did not even have property which was mortgaged in his name.