Trivial corrective measures used to keep order in a classroom do not call for criminal action unless they are inflicted with mala fide intent, the Kerala High Court has held, ending a case over a pulled hand. Kochi: A school teacher accused of corporal punishment will not face trial. The Kerala High Court has quashed […]
Married in January 2025, living apart from March 2025, FIR in May 2026: the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash the dowry cruelty FIR, holding that the 14-month delay does not by itself make the wife’s complaint a counterblast. Jabalpur: Dismissing a petition by a husband and his parents to quash a dowry […]
Vulgar words alone do not make out Section 354A IPC; the complaint must specifically allege a sexually coloured remark, the Kerala High Court has held. Kochi: The Kerala High Court has quashed the sexual harassment charge under Section 354A(1)(iv) of the Indian Penal Code against a man accused of abusing a woman in obscene language, […]
A breakup that ends in suicide cannot always be termed abetment to suicide, the Supreme Court has held while quashing criminal proceedings against six accused. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed proceedings under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code against six persons accused of abetting the suicide of a […]
Holding that the offence of sexual intercourse on a false promise of marriage under Section 69 BNS cannot be attracted against a woman accused on the allegations made, the Karnataka High Court has quashed that charge against a woman named as the second accused in an FIR, while allowing the investigation into the remaining allegations […]