recall of witness in POCSO case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A witness who has already been examined and cross-examined, cannot be recalled and re-examined to deny the evidence he has already given before the trial court and no opportunity at a later stage can be given to him to completely efface the evidence already given by him under oath.

Live-in relationships not illegal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once an individual, who is a major, has chosen his/her partner, it is not for any other person, be it a family member, to object and cause a hindrance to their peaceful existence. It is the bounden duty of the State, as per the Constitutional obligations casted upon it, to protect the life and liberty of every citizen.”

Trial Court lethargy in duty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Trial Court after almost 11 years issued Non-Bailable Warrants to the persecution witnesses but till date, not a single witness has appeared before it to give evidence.”

Protection to live-in couple without dissolution of marriage
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, two adults were living in a live-in relationship and the women involved was a legally wedded wife of another man and their marriage was not dissolved yet.