The Patna High Court upheld the conviction of a retired judicial officer and a practising advocate in a 2005 assault case linked to a land dispute. While affirming their guilt, the Court reduced the sentence to the imprisonment already undergone by the convicted appellants.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that an incident where a husband slaps his wife in a public setting does not constitute an offense of outraging modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This decision provides clarity on the legal interpretation of such altercations, indicating that while the act may […]
