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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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"In Era Of Deepfakes...": Court Rejects Husband's Claim Of Adultery Based On Photos
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a man's attempt to avoid paying maintenance to his estranged wife by alleging she was living in adultery, based on photographs he presented as evidence.
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Not Just Pics, Prove Adultery By Evidence: Court Amid Deepfake Menace
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court said.
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Adultery A Ground For Divorce, Not For Granting Child Custody: High Court
Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.
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Pak Man To Get 80 Lashes For Falsely Accusing Ex-Wife Of Adultery: Report
In a rare punishment, a Pakistani court has sentenced a man in Sindh province to 80 lashes for refusing to admit the paternity of his child and falsely accusing his ex-wife of adultery.
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Taliban To Resume Stoning Women In Public For Adultery: Report
The Taliban has announced that the women in Afghanistan will be stoned to death for adultery, a report has said.
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Adultery Doesn't Make A Person An Incompetent Parent: High Court In Custody Case
An adulterous spouse is not equivalent to an incompetent parent and an extramarital affair of a person cannot be the sole determining factor to deny them custody of a child, the Delhi High Court has ruled.
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"Law Can't Be Powerless To Stop Clandestine Unions": Court On Adultery
The absence of a law making adultery an offence cannot provide "blanket immunity" to spouses in extramarital relationship and leave the victim individuals without a remedy, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Gay Sex, Adultery Won't Be Crimes: Government Clears New Criminal Laws
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead to Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the criminal law amendment bills, which are set to replace old pre-colonial criminal laws, people familiar with the matter said.
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"Make Adultery Crime Again": MPs' Panel Contradicts Supreme Court Order
Adultery should be made a crime again because "the institution of marriage is sacred" and it must be "protected", a parliamentary panel recommended to the government Tuesday in its report on the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery Again
A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws in India.
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Iran Fact Checks Report That Ronaldo Could Face '99 Lashes' For Adultery
Recent reports circulating in Iranian media alleged that football Christano Ronaldo was facing brutal punishment of '99 lashings' for purported adultery in Iran. However, the Iranian Embassy in Spain has come forward to debunk these claims.
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Draft Criminal Law Plans To Remove Old Sections On Unnatural Sex, Adultery
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court.
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Man's Claim To Right To Privacy Over Adultery Rejected In Divorce Case
It will not be in public interest for the court to come to the aid of a married man, who indulged in alleged sexual relationships outside the wedlock, on the premise of right to privacy, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday.
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Adultery Laws Still Applicable In Armed Forces, Clarifies Supreme Court
Observing that military discipline will be affected if there is an army with "completely loose morals", the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
-
"In Era Of Deepfakes...": Court Rejects Husband's Claim Of Adultery Based On Photos
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a man's attempt to avoid paying maintenance to his estranged wife by alleging she was living in adultery, based on photographs he presented as evidence.
-
Not Just Pics, Prove Adultery By Evidence: Court Amid Deepfake Menace
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court said.
-
Adultery A Ground For Divorce, Not For Granting Child Custody: High Court
Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.
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Pak Man To Get 80 Lashes For Falsely Accusing Ex-Wife Of Adultery: Report
In a rare punishment, a Pakistani court has sentenced a man in Sindh province to 80 lashes for refusing to admit the paternity of his child and falsely accusing his ex-wife of adultery.
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Taliban To Resume Stoning Women In Public For Adultery: Report
The Taliban has announced that the women in Afghanistan will be stoned to death for adultery, a report has said.
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Adultery Doesn't Make A Person An Incompetent Parent: High Court In Custody Case
An adulterous spouse is not equivalent to an incompetent parent and an extramarital affair of a person cannot be the sole determining factor to deny them custody of a child, the Delhi High Court has ruled.
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"Law Can't Be Powerless To Stop Clandestine Unions": Court On Adultery
The absence of a law making adultery an offence cannot provide "blanket immunity" to spouses in extramarital relationship and leave the victim individuals without a remedy, the Delhi High Court has said.
-
Gay Sex, Adultery Won't Be Crimes: Government Clears New Criminal Laws
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead to Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the criminal law amendment bills, which are set to replace old pre-colonial criminal laws, people familiar with the matter said.
-
"Make Adultery Crime Again": MPs' Panel Contradicts Supreme Court Order
Adultery should be made a crime again because "the institution of marriage is sacred" and it must be "protected", a parliamentary panel recommended to the government Tuesday in its report on the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
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Parliament Panel May Tell Government To Criminalise Adultery Again
A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws in India.
-
Iran Fact Checks Report That Ronaldo Could Face '99 Lashes' For Adultery
Recent reports circulating in Iranian media alleged that football Christano Ronaldo was facing brutal punishment of '99 lashings' for purported adultery in Iran. However, the Iranian Embassy in Spain has come forward to debunk these claims.
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Draft Criminal Law Plans To Remove Old Sections On Unnatural Sex, Adultery
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court.
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Man's Claim To Right To Privacy Over Adultery Rejected In Divorce Case
It will not be in public interest for the court to come to the aid of a married man, who indulged in alleged sexual relationships outside the wedlock, on the premise of right to privacy, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday.
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Adultery Laws Still Applicable In Armed Forces, Clarifies Supreme Court
Observing that military discipline will be affected if there is an army with "completely loose morals", the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts.
