The Telangana High Court has upheld the cancellation of a candidate’s provisional selection as a police constable trainee over a murder case in which he was tried and acquitted as a juvenile, holding that the fresh start principle under the Juvenile Justice Act yields to special circumstances and the offence involved moral turpitude.
The Telangana High Court has set aside a trial court order permitting a potency test of an accused in a sexual offence case, holding that medical and scientific tests of an accused cannot be ordered routinely or merely because the allegation is grave, and must meet the tests of relevance, necessity and proportionality.
The Telangana High Court has quashed maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC against a 69-year-old mother-in-law, holding that the provision creates no liability on a mother-in-law to maintain her widowed daughter-in-law or the children of her deceased son, while noting that other remedies remain open.
The Telangana High Court held that merely availing the services of a sex worker does not attract prosecution for trafficking under Section 370 IPC, as the provision targets traffickers, not customers. However, a customer can be prosecuted under Section 370A(2) if he knew or had reason to believe the sex worker was a trafficked victim.
The Telangana High Court annulled a marriage after finding that the husband had misrepresented his date of birth on an online matrimonial platform. The Court held that the incorrect age details misled the wife regarding horoscope compatibility, leading her to consent to marriage under a mistaken belief.
