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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
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AMU must cancel invite to MJ Akbar: All India Queer Association
The University is hosting the former Union Minister and journalist at the Centenary International Webinar December 7-8
SC on Dowry Death: No conviction if unnatural death not established
The top court noted that the prosecution has to clearly establish that the deceased was subject to harassment and cruelty for dowry soon before her demise
Rakhi for bail order: Petitioners move SC for directions
The petitioners submitted before the SC that such orders may result in normalising and trivialising what is essentially a crime
Delhi HC grants pre arrest bail to rape accused who married Prosecutrix
The mother of the prosecutrix did not raise any objections during the hearing
Hathras case: All accused to undergo brain mapping, polygraph tests
As the next date for hearing approaches before the Allahabad High Court, the CBI is yet to decide a date to conduct the tests.
Delhi HC issues notice to Union in a plea to recognise same sex marriage
The court will now hear the matter on marriage equality of same sex couples under Hindu Marriage, Special Marriage and Foreign Marriage Act
Girls and young women continue to get hunted in UP, Rajasthan
Child killed in Kanpur, disemboweled for ‘tantric’ ritual; 2 Dalit sisters killed in Fatehpur, a woman set ablaze in Jaipur!
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Madras HC grants POCSO accused bail if he marries survivor!
The accused claims he was charged with rape because he was in a sexual relationship with the girl who is related to him
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