Section 88 - Voluntarily Causing Miscarriage (EARLIER Section 312) What is Section 88? Section 88 criminalizes the act of voluntarily causing a pregnant woman to miscarry unless it is done in good faith to save her life. The law also includes cases where a woman...
Offences relating to marriage (SECTION 80-87) under Indian law include dowry death (Section 80), deceitful cohabitation, bigamy, and fraudulent marriage (Sections 81-83), cruelty by husband or relatives (Sections 84-86), and forced marriage or abduction (Section 87),...
ASPECTS DETAILS Case Title State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Balvir Singh (Criminal Appeal No. 1669 of 2012) Introduction The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's acquittal of the accused in a murder case. The prosecution relied on circumstantial...
Section 74 - Assault or Use of Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Her Modesty (EARLIER Section 354) What is Section 74? Section 74 criminalizes any act of assault or use of criminal force against a woman with the intent to outrage or with the knowledge...
ASPECTS DETAILS Case Name Anmol vs. Union of India & Ors. (2025 INSC 256) Introduction The case concerns the denial of MBBS admission to Anmol, a person with disabilities (PwD), based on disability assessment guidelines. The Supreme Court addressed the mechanical...
ASPECTS DETAILS Case Name State of Odisha & Ors. vs. Sudhansu Sekhar Jena Introduction The case involves multiple civil appeals filed by the State of Odisha challenging the Orissa High Court’s decision to dismiss their writ appeals due to inordinate delay...