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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of 'Cruelty Against Women' Clauses: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic realities.
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Harming Women's Mental Health Is "Cruelty" Under New Criminal Code
The government has added two more sections to fight crime against women in the new criminal bill Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, meant to replace the old India Penal Code and other criminal laws.
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She Was Home For Just 11 Days, In-Laws On Abuse Charge. What Court Said
A sessions court here has upheld a magisterial court's order framing charges of cruelty and theft against the husband and in-laws of a woman, saying there was no illegality in the order.
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Bengal Tops In Domestic Violence By Husband, In-Laws In 2021: Report
West Bengal reported the most number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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False Complaint To Women Cell Against Husband; Court Cancels Marriage
The Delhi High Court has dissolved a marriage between a Hindu couple, saying that the wife filed a false criminal complaint against her husband which caused him immense mental cruelty and agony.
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More Serious Offence When One Woman Makes Another Vulnerable: Supreme Court
An offence against a woman becomes more serious when a woman metes out cruelty to her, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while confirming the conviction of a mother-in-law in a dowry case.
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Under Pressure After Hathras, BJP Takes On Congress Over Rajasthan Rapes
A rape allegation from two minor girls in Rajasthan has given the BJP ammunition against the Congress amid the huge political battle over the death of a 20-year-old in Hathras after gangrape and torture. A second case, where another minor was involved, has helped the state's opposition party pile on the pressure on the government.
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"Acts Of Cruelty Against Women Can Never Be Justified": Madras High Court
Condemning the practice of subjecting women to cruelty under the guise of ceremonies, the Madras High Court today observed that such acts can never be justified even if it had been followed for a very long time.
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Stop Torture Of Children At Attukal Temple, Says Kerala Top Cop
Kerala top cop and the state's first woman Director General of Police R Sreelekha has hit out at the famous Attukal Temple -- widely considered as women's Sabarimala -- for cruelty against children in the name of the temple goddess.
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Sushil Modi Questions Nitish Kumar's Silence On Triple Talaq
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today questioned the silence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on the Allahabad High Court's observation that "triple talaq is cruelty against Muslim women".
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Sessions Court in New Delhi Refuses to Discharge Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case
A sessions court in New Delhi has refused to discharge the husband and in-laws of a woman of cruelty charges in a domestic violence case, saying a prima facie case is made out against them.
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Consider Changes In Law To Avoid Misuse Of 'Cruelty Against Women' Clauses: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic realities.
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Harming Women's Mental Health Is "Cruelty" Under New Criminal Code
The government has added two more sections to fight crime against women in the new criminal bill Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, meant to replace the old India Penal Code and other criminal laws.
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She Was Home For Just 11 Days, In-Laws On Abuse Charge. What Court Said
A sessions court here has upheld a magisterial court's order framing charges of cruelty and theft against the husband and in-laws of a woman, saying there was no illegality in the order.
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Bengal Tops In Domestic Violence By Husband, In-Laws In 2021: Report
West Bengal reported the most number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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False Complaint To Women Cell Against Husband; Court Cancels Marriage
The Delhi High Court has dissolved a marriage between a Hindu couple, saying that the wife filed a false criminal complaint against her husband which caused him immense mental cruelty and agony.
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More Serious Offence When One Woman Makes Another Vulnerable: Supreme Court
An offence against a woman becomes more serious when a woman metes out cruelty to her, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while confirming the conviction of a mother-in-law in a dowry case.
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Under Pressure After Hathras, BJP Takes On Congress Over Rajasthan Rapes
A rape allegation from two minor girls in Rajasthan has given the BJP ammunition against the Congress amid the huge political battle over the death of a 20-year-old in Hathras after gangrape and torture. A second case, where another minor was involved, has helped the state's opposition party pile on the pressure on the government.
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"Acts Of Cruelty Against Women Can Never Be Justified": Madras High Court
Condemning the practice of subjecting women to cruelty under the guise of ceremonies, the Madras High Court today observed that such acts can never be justified even if it had been followed for a very long time.
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Stop Torture Of Children At Attukal Temple, Says Kerala Top Cop
Kerala top cop and the state's first woman Director General of Police R Sreelekha has hit out at the famous Attukal Temple -- widely considered as women's Sabarimala -- for cruelty against children in the name of the temple goddess.
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Sushil Modi Questions Nitish Kumar's Silence On Triple Talaq
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today questioned the silence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on the Allahabad High Court's observation that "triple talaq is cruelty against Muslim women".
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Sessions Court in New Delhi Refuses to Discharge Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case
A sessions court in New Delhi has refused to discharge the husband and in-laws of a woman of cruelty charges in a domestic violence case, saying a prima facie case is made out against them.
