A video of a man attending a virtual Gujarat High Court session while sitting on a toilet has gone viral. He was part of a case that was later settled and FIR quashed.
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling denying a husband’s right to a DNA test in cases of adultery is a severe injustice against men, violating their constitutional rights to equality, personal liberty, and legal remedy. By prioritizing the presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act over scientific evidence, the judgment forces innocent men into unwanted fatherhood, encourages marital fraud, and deprives them of a fundamental legal defense. This decision contradicts previous court rulings that have allowed DNA tests when paternity is contested, making urgent legal reforms necessary to prevent wrongful paternity claims and ensure justice for men in India.
The Supreme Court has ordered a man to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation to his wife after their marriage ended in just three days due to his unfulfilled dowry demand of 100 gold sovereigns. The Court upheld his conviction under Section 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, modifying his sentence to time already served. Citing 19 years of legal battle and the fact that both had moved on, the Court ruled that failure to pay the amount would lead to dismissal of his appeal and enforcement of the remaining sentence.
The Allahabad High Court refused bail to a man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl while observing that in our country little girls are worshipped. The Court was hearing a Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application filed by the Applicant seeking enlargement on bail in a Crime case registered under Sections 363, 376, 511 IPC and Section 9M, 9U/10 POCSO Act. The bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav observed, “In our country, little girls are worshiped. Rape is a heinous crime and this type of cases are increasing day by day in our society.”
A court in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh last week convicted a woman for falsely accusing a man of rape charges in 2018. Additional District Judge Gyanendra Tripathi sentenced the woman to 4 years, 6 months and 8 days (1,653 days) of imprisonment. This is the same period the man had spent in jail due to such false accusation.
Today (April 3rd) Judges, lawyers, and litigants in courtroom 1 of the Karnataka High Court were left disturbed as an unidentified man entered with a razor and inflicted injuries on himself. The incident occurred this afternoon in the presence of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice HB Prabhakara Sastry.