Expressing concern over misuse of the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court remarked that many cases arise from marital discords and consensual adolescent relationships, stressing the urgent need to spread legal awareness among boys and men to prevent wrongful criminalisation.
The Supreme Court of India granted divorce to a couple who had been separated for 17 years after 14 months of marriage, citing irretrievable breakdown and an impossible reconciliation. The court ordered the husband to pay Rs 40 lakh as permanent alimony, considering their lengthy legal battles and lack of children.
The Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to a woman and her alleged lover, accused of abetting her estranged husband’s suicide. The court found no evidence of direct instigation or compelling behavior from the couple, emphasizing that the law requires clear acts of inducement for abetment claims.