Marital Status Archives

S. 198-B CrPC bars Magistrate from taking cognizance of rape under S. 376-B IPC without complaint by separated wife: Kerala HC

“The Magistrate had taken cognizance of the offence under Section 376-B IPC upon the final report filed by the Malappuram Police, against the legal embargo contained in Section 198-B CrPC.”

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2024 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4

Constitution of India — Art. 141 — Decision on question of sentence: Decision on question of sentence can never be regarded as

Case Briefs High Courts

Right to Life and Liberty to be protected irrespective of marital status or age; Rajasthan High Court directs police protection for minor live-in couple

“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.”

Case Briefs High Courts

A woman has an identity that cannot be taken away depending upon her marital status: Madras HC directs police to ensure entry of a widow in temple

It is quite unfortunate that the archaic beliefs that if a widow enters a temple, it will cause impurity continues to prevail in this State. Even though the reformers are attempting to break all these senseless beliefs, it continues to be practiced in some villages.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Whether absence of ‘dishonest concealment of fact’ exempt a person from being punished under S. 417 IPC? Read on

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., addressed a matter wherein the appellant challenged the conviction and sentence passed by Additional Sessions

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Candidate must be unmarried for the selection of Asst. Superintendent of Police: Condition not violative of Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of L.T.B. Dehideniya, S. Thurairaja and E.A.G.R. Amarasekara, JJ.