The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises cruelty towards women by their husbands or in-laws, does not violate the right to equality guaranteed ...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has partly allowed a revision petition, holding that human teeth are not considered as a ...

Both accused were held guilty under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and fined Rs 25,000 each.

An FIR has been lodged against former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya in Varanasi for his alleged objectionable remarks on the Hindu scripture Ramcharitmanas. The case, filed at a local ...

The Supreme Court ruled that heated neighbourhood quarrels do not necessarily constitute abetment of suicide under Section ...

The Supreme Court has reduced the jail sentence of a man convicted of the rape of a minor from 20 years to seven after noting that the evidence on record, inclu ...

The Calcutta High Court has quashed cases filed by a wife against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of cruelty under Section 498A the Indian Penal Code, and under various sections of the ...

To enable married women and make them able to speak up for themselves, here are some important legal rights that all married women in India should know. Right to Live in the Matrimonial Home A wife ...

The Constitution of India at the Geospatial World Forum 2017, Hyderabad, India. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Nikhil1830978 Subscribe for ads-free reading In the course of my work on India, many ...