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Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment
Tribal woman killed in Dantewada: Family alleges rape and murder
DRG personnel claim she was a Maoist with a Rs. 2 lakh bounty, and was killed in exchange of fire, while her mother alleges she was forcibly picked up from the house
Bihar: FIR filed against DSP for minor’s rape after four years
Gaya Police said it has acted upon the instructions of the CID
Cleric arrested for allegedly raping minor girl in Delhi mosque, trolls fuel communal fire
Right wing’s dedicated online troll army have begun drawing parallels with Kathua rape case, though the accused was arrested the very next day
Bombay HC issues notice in State’s appeal against Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal
The court has called for the records of his case from the trial court, observing that there was a prima facie case to grant leave for the appeal
Allahabad HC grants bail to man charged under anti-conversion law
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Dowry death cases: SC observes casual approach of trial courts, issues guidelines
The top court held that even though dowry death is a menace and increasing by the day, some innocent families are unnecessarily roped in
Tarun Tejpal case: Bom HC directs trial court to redact statements revealing survivor’s identity
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Rape allegations become false once marriage is admitted: Allahabad HC
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Tarun Tejpal case: What should a rape survivor look like?
Judgement aquitting Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault, states complainant “did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour” that a survivor “might plausibly show”
Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case
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Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment