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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/10/2026 > jhar-hc-lifting-woman-clothes-without-specific-overt-act-not-attempt-to-rape

Lifting woman’s clothes, catching hold of her without specific overt act not attempt to rape: Jharkhand HC

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (324+ words) The Court held that the evidence did not disclose any specific overt act towards the commission of rape under Sections 376/511 IPC but established an assault with the intention or knowledge that it was likely to outrage the prosecutrix’s modesty, warranting…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/10/2026 > change-of-counsel-no-ground-for-belated-cognizance-challenge-allahabad-hc

No Objection before Cognizance, Full Participation thereafter: Allahabad HC Rejects Belated Challenge

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (90+ words) The Court observed that a mere change of Counsel is no ground to entertain a challenge to the cognizance order when the trial is at the stage of hearing final submissions Also Read: Delhi HC Raises Key Question on BNSS…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/09/2026 > calcutta-hc-section-498a-ipc-relationship-in-nature-of-marriage

Calcutta HC: Section 498-A IPC prosecution maintainable in relationships in the nature of marriage, where formal marriage is absent

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (270+ words) The present petition brings to the fore a classic contest between technical statutory defences and the lived realities of domestic cohabitation. Calcutta High Court: In a petition filed under Section 482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to quash a case under…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/08/2026 > bom-hc-bahu-remarks-cannot-replace-child-welfare-assessment

'Pious wife' and 'Bahu' remarks unwarranted and regressive, cannot replace child-welfare assessment: Bombay HC sets aside family court’s interim custody order

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (415+ words) The Court held that the Family Court had not appreciated the jurisdictional parameters of Section 12, Guardians and Wards Act and had failed to independently assess the physical, emotional, educational or psychological welfare of the child while directing change of interim…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/07/2026 > article-226-vs-article-227-supreme-court-writ-appeal-revenue-court > article-226-vs-article-227-supreme-court

Supreme Court: Article 226 Writ Petition cannot be treated as Article 227 to deny right of appeal | SCC Times

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (150+ words) Subscribe to our Newsletter Get weekly latest news and updates in your e-mail News Submissions [email protected] Article Submissions [email protected] Download SCC Online App for Android Users/IOS Users Disclaimer: The content of this Blog are for informational purposes only and…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/07/2026 > kar-hc-husband-cannot-force-wife-to-do-household-chores-care-for-in-laws

Need permission to visit her parents but commanded to care for in-laws and do chores? Karnataka HC says marriage isn’t a relationship between unequals

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (716+ words) The Court held that a woman has got fundamental and absolute right to make decisions concerning her career, finances, etc. and a husband cannot compel or coerce her to live according to his wishes and expectations. Karnataka High Court: While…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/05/2026 > del-hc-husband-cannot-reopen-marriage-dispute-to-escape-maintenance > reopen-marriage-dispute-to-escape-maintenance

Husband cannot have “another bite at the cherry” and re-agitate a settled marital status dispute to escape maintenance liability: Delhi High Court | SCC Times

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) Subscribe to our Newsletter Get weekly latest news and updates in your e-mail News Submissions [email protected] Article Submissions [email protected] Download SCC Online App for Android Users/IOS Users Disclaimer: The content of this Blog are for informational purposes only and…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/05/2026 > del-hc-husband-cannot-reopen-marriage-dispute-to-escape-maintenance

Husband cannot have “another bite at the cherry” and re-agitate a settled marital status dispute to escape maintenance liability: Delhi High Court

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (598+ words) The Court held that “as any husband, the petitioner owes a legal debt to maintain any wife like the respondent”. Also Read: Wife’s waived maintenance claims cannot be revived through subsequent DV proceedings; daughter’s rights remain unaffected: Supreme Court The…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/05/2026 > jk-hc-transportation-of-bovine-animals-without-permission-does-not-justify-preventive-detention

Bovine transport does not justify preventive detention: J&K HC | SCC Times

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (199+ words) Also Read: Manipur HC sets aside NSA preventive detention order for non-communication of right to representation The petition challenged a detention order dated 3 March 2026 passed by the District Magistrate under Section 8, PS Act directing preventive detention of the detenue with…...

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scconline.com > blog > post > 09/05/2026 > section-107-bnss-property-attachment-forfeiture

Section 107 BNSS: A Sword Too Heavy for the Hands that Hold it

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (874+ words) An analysis of Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, examining its broad powers of property attachment and forfeiture, the absence of a structured adjudicatory mechanism and statutory appeal, and concerns regarding its potential impact on property rights and accused…...