The Supreme Court of India granted bail to former IAS officer Anil Tuteja in the Chhattisgarh DMF irregularities case, noting that several co-accused had already secured bail and that examination of nearly 85 prosecution witnesses would considerably delay the trial.
The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a Family Court order rejecting a mutual-consent divorce petition because the husband belonged to a Scheduled Tribe, ruling that Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 protections cannot bar couples married under Hindu customs.
