Plea in Kerala HC against making the parents/owners liable for the offense of the minor in the MV Act
It is an arbitrary presumption that the minor has received the guardian or the owner's implicit consent,
Victims must be intimated regarding the progress of the investigation: Punjab and Haryana HC
The victim or the complainant cannot be shunned aside after the registration of the case, being the significant stakeholders.
CJIs remarks on the Krishna Iyer doctrine were objected to by Justices Nagarathna and Dhulia
It was said that the decision must be read in light of that time's social, cultural, and political background.
Maintenance for woman in live-in-relationship in DV Act
It held that the relationship fell in the category of domestic relationship under the Domestic Violence Act of 2005.
Consensual sexual relationship between adults, decriminalized: Gujarat HC
Bail was granted by the Gujarat High Court to a 22-year-old man who was booked under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code after it was found prima facie that he had a consensual sexual relationship with the complainant-man.
Registration of FIR under CrPC after the commencement of BNSS is not a curable defect
The Karnataka H.C. has held that the police registering F.I.R. under the repealed CrPC when the bass was enforced on 1st July 2024 is incorrect.
Able-bodied wives avoiding employment, cannot misuse section 125 CrPC
The court rejecting the claims of the woman said that it is the primary responsibility of the woman to seek employment and support herself.
Messages without sexual intent sent to minor: No offense is made u/s 11 of POCSO
there was no evidence against the petitioner that would be sufficient to prove that he had been sending messages constantly to the minor with a ‘sexual intent’
Sex Education and Surrounding Misconceptions
The court went on to observe that the misconceptions around sex education is widespread, which eventually leads to limited implementation.
