Matrimonial Offences Archives

Inside Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra’s Vision for the K.L. Arora Chair at NLUD

Dr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate and former MPhil student at the University of Cambridge, was appointed for the position of K.L. Arora Chair Professor in Criminal Law at the National Law University, Delhi.

Case Briefs High Courts

Forced Unnatural Sex not punishable under S. 377 IPC, but attracts S. 498-A if coupled with cruelty/assault: MP High Court

Cruelty under Section 498-A IPC does not necessarily require proof of dowry demands; physical or mental cruelty alone is sufficient.

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC| Courts must carefully scrutinize the allegations of matrimonial crimes against a husband’s relatives

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar deliberated

Case Briefs High Courts

In matrimonial offences, quashing is welcome as it shows that parties have decided to put an end to the lis as well as to the misery they undergo: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Stating that, cases under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 should not be quashed and should not be taken