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The Court held that once the wife had voluntarily relinquished all monetary claims, including maintenance, revival of such claims through subsequent proceedings cannot be permitted.
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The Court reiterated that criminal liability cannot be fastened mechanically merely based on designation unless the statute specifically provides for vicarious liability or there exist specific allegations demonstrating an active role and responsibility of the accused in the commission of the alleged offence.
“Where a criminal proceeding is manifestly attended with mala fide or where the proceeding is maliciously instituted with an ulterior motive for wreaking vengeance on the accused and with a view to spite him due to private and personal grudge, the High Court while exercising its inherent power can proceed to quash the proceedings.”
“There was not a single whisper that the accused forced the prosecutrix or threatened her or had sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage. Though the victim was minor, she did not have any problem in staying with the accused and his family. Therefore, the Court held that the criminal proceedings would cause injustice.”
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“Clause 16 of the Government Order uses the term ‘may’ and not ‘shall’, and therefore assistance of a higher authority of the department concerned is not mandatory. Mere irrelevant procedural irregularities would not vitiate the proceedings unless they have an absolute deterrent effect to destroy the prosecution case in toto.”
“Section 3, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 deals with the punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel, and the said provision has no application to the petitioner who is alleged to be merely a customer.”
“Institutions of higher learning must remain spaces of safety, dignity, and intellectual freedom, and any trend of lawlessness, vigilantism, or disorder in and around the campus environment not only jeopardises students’ welfare but also undermines the institutional ethos.”
“Prima-facie, a highly disciplined and respected cultural organization like the RSS has been maligned and the membership has been misused in the present case by the informant.”
The Court stated that considering that Chandrashekhar is a sitting MLA and the alleged offences were allegedly committed by his party workers, the argument that there might be a larger conspiracy could not be ruled out.
“Subjecting a married woman to cruelty for want of dowry was the reason for which our legislature has inserted Section 498-A in the Penal Code. In the case at hand, there is no allegation of demand of dowry.”
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.