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    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court
    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court
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    Trying to Remove Salwar Amounts to Outraging Modesty, Not Attempt to Rape: Patna High Court

    The Patna High Court quashed a photo studio owner’s conviction for attempted rape, holding that the allegations constituted outraging modesty but did not satisfy the legal ingredients of attempt to rape. The Court cited absence of medical evidence and any unequivocal overt act establishing attempted rape.

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    Long-Term Live-In Relationship Creates Presumption of Consensual Physical Relations: Chhattisgarh High Court
    Long-Term Live-In Relationship Creates Presumption of Consensual Physical Relations: Chhattisgarh High Court
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    Long-Term Live-In Relationship Creates Presumption of Consensual Physical Relations: Chhattisgarh High Court

    The Chhattisgarh High Court held that a long-term live-in relationship between consenting adults creates a presumption of consensual physical relations. The Court ruled that a later refusal to marry cannot automatically amount to rape and dismissed an appeal challenging the accused’s acquittal.

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    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
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    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

    The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging the Telangana High Court’s decision to quash a 2016 FIR against CM Revanth Reddy under the SC/ST Act and IPC. The bench said the High Court had “minutely considered the facts” and found no prima facie case.

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    2020 Delhi Riots Case: Sharjeel Imam Challenges High Court Order in Supreme Court After Bail Denial
    2020 Delhi Riots Case: Sharjeel Imam Challenges High Court Order in Supreme Court After Bail Denial
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    2020 Delhi Riots Case: Sharjeel Imam Challenges High Court Order in Supreme Court After Bail Denial

    Sharjeel Imam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order that denied him bail in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. His plea seeks relief under UAPA charges for alleged inflammatory speeches.

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    Bombay High Court: "Husband’s Friend Not a Relative, Can’t be Booked for Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC"
    Bombay High Court: "Husband’s Friend Not a Relative, Can’t be Booked for Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC"
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    Bombay High Court: “Husband’s Friend Not a Relative, Can’t be Booked for Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC”

    Bombay High Court rules that a husband’s friend is not a ‘relative’ under Section 498A IPC, and thus cannot be prosecuted for cruelty towards the wife.

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    Bombay HC: Saying 'I Love You' Isn’t Always Sexual, Just an Expression of Feelings
    Bombay HC: Saying 'I Love You' Isn’t Always Sexual, Just an Expression of Feelings
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    Bombay HC: Saying ‘I Love You’ Isn’t Always Sexual, Just an Expression of Feelings

    The Bombay High Court ruled that saying “I love you” doesn’t automatically mean sexual intent. It set aside a man’s molestation conviction for lack of evidence of sexual motive.

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    Does UP Government Teach Sex Education in High Schools? Supreme Court’s Big Question in POCSO Case
    Does UP Government Teach Sex Education in High Schools? Supreme Court’s Big Question in POCSO Case
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    Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Of Two Men in 2019 Case of Kidnapping and Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl

    New Delhi, June 11: The Supreme Court of India has dismissed the appeals of two men who were sentenced to life in jail for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in 2019. The court said that the case was very serious and did not allow any relief to the convicts.

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    Supreme Court Says Section 498A IPC is Not Against Constitution: "Misuse Claims Can't Scrap Women’s Protection Law"
    Supreme Court Says Section 498A IPC is Not Against Constitution: "Misuse Claims Can't Scrap Women’s Protection Law"
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    Supreme Court Says Section 498A IPC is Not Against Constitution: “Misuse Claims Can’t Scrap Women’s Protection Law”

    The Supreme Court Today (April 15) upheld the validity of Section 498A IPC, rejecting claims that it’s unconstitutional. The Court said misuse must be judged case-by-case, not by scrapping the law.

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    Kerala Court Gives Life Sentence to Ambulance Driver for Raping 19-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient in 2020
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    Kerala Court Gives Life Sentence to Ambulance Driver for Raping 19-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient in 2020

    Kerala: A District and Sessions Court in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, has sentenced an ambulance driver named Noufal V to life imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old woman who had tested positive for COVID-19. The shocking crime took place in September 2020, while the young woman was being taken to a COVID care centre for treatment.

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    J&K High Court: "Don't Abuse Law. Wife Cannot Rope in Husband’s Relatives Under 498-A IPC to Recover Stridhan"
    J&K High Court: "Don't Abuse Law. Wife Cannot Rope in Husband’s Relatives Under 498-A IPC to Recover Stridhan"
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    J&K High Court: “Don’t Abuse Law. Wife Cannot Rope in Husband’s Relatives Under 498-A IPC to Recover Stridhan”

    The Jammu & Kashmir High Court canceled an FIR under IPC 498-A against Sumesh Chadha, stating he was falsely implicated to pressurize the husband’s family. The court warned against misusing legal provisions in matrimonial disputes.

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