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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure.

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Crim...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal for Divorce Under Article 4(8) of Law of Divorce — De Facto Separation Must Be 'Freely Consented' by Both Spouses. Husband's Adultery and Abandonment of Wife Precluded Finding of Free Consent Despite 25 Years of Separation.

The appellant-husband filed a Matrimonial Petition under Article 4(4), (5) and (8) of the Law of Divorce (Divorce Act of 1910) seeking divorce on grou...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition in Wife's Favor Due to Hardship. Wife's Convenience and Financial Constraints Considered Under Section 24 CPC for Transfer of Hindu Marriage Act Proceedings.

The applicant wife filed a Misc. Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition N...

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High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Family Dispute and Lack of Prima Facie Evidence. Court Held That Custodial Interrogation May Not Be Necessary Under Section 438 CrPC.

The petitioners, including Sri Gopal and his family members, filed a criminal petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Prosecution failed to prove cruelty or demand for dowry beyond reasonable doubt, leading to confirmation of acquittal under Sections 306, 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of six accused persons (husband and in-laws) charged under Sections 306, 498A, 114 IPC and Section...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds Admissibility of Deceased Wife’s Statements in Abetment of Suicide Conviction Appeal. Statements Made in Prior Complaints and Police Report Held Admissible Under Section 32(1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Despite Defence Challenge.

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant (original accused No.1) by the Sessions Court for abetting the suicide of his wife and subjectin...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Appellant in Hindu Marriage Act Case Seeking Divorce on Ground of Mental Cruelty. Family Court's Order Granting Judicial Separation Set Aside as Finding of Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(i-a) Was Incompatible with Refusal to Grant Divorce.

The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The appellant husband and respondent wife married on 4 July 2014 at Ak...