SUICIDE DUE TO BREAKUP OF A LONG RELATIONSHIP IS NOT ABETMENT: BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Case Name: Vaibhav Mawale vs State of Maharashtra
The court discharged the case against a man filed for abetting the suicide of a woman with whom he broke up after a 9-year relationship. It observed that the physical relationship was consensual and not on a promise of marriage and the accused had not instigated to kill herself at any point in time.
Legal Provisions:
- Section 306, Indian Penal Code: Abetment of suicide.
- Section 108 ,The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: Abetment of suicide.
Source: BOMBAY HIGH COURT
FIRECRACKER BAN PROLONGED IN NCR DISTRICTS OF UTTAR PRADESH AND HARYANA: SUPREME COURT
Case Name: MC Mehta v. Union of India
The Supreme Court, while hearing the present case on air pollution, extended the ban on firecrackers in the National Capital Region(NCR) districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana until further orders. The Supreme Court has consistently advocated for strict implementation of firecracker bans to address air and noise pollution, citing citizens’ right to a clean environment under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Legal Provisions:
- Article 21, Constitution of India- Protection of life and personal liberty.
Source: SUPREME COURT
WIFE’S HOSPITALIZATION IS NOT NECESSARY TO INVOKE S.498A, THE NARROW INTERPRETATION IS INCORRECT: DELHI HC
Case Name: Bilal Ansari V. State
The court has rejected the argument of a husband that hospitalization of his wife is necessary to prove cruelty under section 498A of IPC. It emphasized that the objective behind this section is to protect women from all types of cruelty not merely physical injury and observed that such requirement or narrow interpretation would block justice and silence the voices of many women who suffer abuse in private without hospitalization.
Legal Provisions:
- Section 498A, The Indian Penal Code, 1860-Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
Source: DELHI HIGH COURT
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WRITTEN BY – Veera Syamala Devi Nandikanuma
EDITOR – Vishakha Khatri
