The Uttarakhand High Court reprimanded a runaway couple who married against family wishes but directed police protection. Justice Rakesh Thapliyal heard the case involving an 18-year-old woman and 21-year-old man facing threats from her relatives.
The Calcutta High Court dismissed criminal proceedings, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship cannot be termed rape in marriage. Chaitali Chatterjee Das noted that years of intimacy, shared travel, and voluntary hotel stays reflected mutual consent, not misconception.
A 47-year-old woman was shot dead in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, while returning from a maintenance hearing. Police suspect her husband, with whom she had a 15-year marriage and legal dispute, is behind the murder.
