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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Adultery | Joseph Shine v. Union of India given retrospective effect; conviction under Section 497 IPC set aside

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. allowed revision petition and set aside appellant’s conviction under Section 497

Published on December 19, 2018November 11, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K HC refuses to cancel bail in a case involving the offence of adultery, on the ground that substantial time had passed since the bail was granted

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J., disposed of a revision petition filed against the

Published on November 17, 2018November 17, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Section 497 IPC and Section 198(2) CrPC unconstitutional; adultery no more an offence : SC

The civility of a civilization earns warmth and respect when it respects more the individuality of a woman. The said concept gets

Published on September 27, 2018May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Breaking| Section 497 IPC ‘deprives women of dignity’ – Adultery decriminalised and held unconstitutional: SC

Supreme Court: A five-Judge Constitution Bench consisting of CJ Dipak Misra, R.F Nariman, A.M Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,

Published on September 27, 2018September 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

[Day-2] Adultery: Section 497 IPC | De-criminalising adultery is not licensing adultery: Dr DY Chandrachud J.

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, Dr DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,

Published on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Divorced wife denied permanent alimony in light of her unchaste conduct of adultery

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of I.P. Mukerji and Amrita Sinha, JJ., allowed an appeal filed by the husband against

Published on August 2, 2018August 6, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Adultery: Section 497 IPC | Dent on the individual identity?

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Rohinton Fali Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, Dr DY Chandrachud and Indu

Published on August 1, 2018August 9, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Adultery: Constitution Bench to decide the constitutional validity of Section 497 IPC

Supreme Court: Noticing that there is a need to reconsider the earlier judgments on the Constitutional validity of Section 497 IPC, regard

Published on January 5, 2018January 12, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Adultery: SC asks Centre why women should not be punished under Section 497 IPC

Supreme Court: Agreeing to hear the petition that sought for examining Section 497 of Penal Code, the 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra,

Published on December 8, 2017December 13, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
3 Comments7295 views
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Divorce petition allowed on the grounds of cruelty and adultery

High Court of Kenya:  The petition was filed pertaining to the issue of dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and

Published on August 1, 2017By Saba
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Supreme Court

DNA test can be conducted to prove or disprove allegations of adultery

Supreme Court: Deciding the issue of proving infidelity of a spouse, the bench of J.S. Khehar and R.K. Agrawal, JJ held that

Published on October 17, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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