Love Affair Archives

Paramour of an accused cannot be dragged into proceedings under Section 498A of IPC; Karnataka HC reiterates

The Court pointed out that a paramour of an accused cannot be dragged into proceedings under Section 498A of IPC as the said accused would not become a relative or a member of the family as is necessary under Section 498A of IPC.

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If a girl runs away voluntarily without any persuasion, can boy with whom she eloped be held responsible for abducting the girl? Chh HC explains

Chhattisgarh High Court: Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J., held that, when the accused has not played any active role or persuaded the victim

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Ker HC | Anticipatory bail granted on basis of love affair between rape accused and victim and their impending marriage

Kerala High Court: P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J., allowed the anticipatory bail application of the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR registered for offence

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Bom HC | Cardinal principle of sentencing policy is that sentence imposed should reflect crime committed in consonance with the gravity of offence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and M.S. Karnik, JJ., partly allowed an appeal by reducing the sentence of the

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Bom HC | Accused alleged to have raped repeatedly a 17 year old victim granted bail in view of confession of “consent” by victim for the act

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., granted bail to a person accused for alleged offence of committing rape repeatedly, which turned out

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Guj HC | Probable love affair between prosecutrix and applicant – Ground for allowing bail in offences under POCSO

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J. allowed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,