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By Admin October 24, 2025Blog 0 Comments

Section 69 of BNS: Should the Law on Sexual Intercourse by Deceitful Means Be Gender Neutral?

Introduction The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 has fundamentally restructured how Indian law treats sexual intercourse obtained through deception. Under the IPC, Section 375 classified such acts as rape, punishable with ten years to life imprisonment under

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By Admin April 6, 2025Family Law 0 Comments

No Reasonable Cause, No Maintenance: How a Wife Lost Her Financial Support Claim

“I cannot live with him even for a single day” — the words that cost Sangeeta Toppo her ₹15,000 monthly maintenance In the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Criminal Revision No.512 of 2023 recently concluded

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By Admin April 5, 2025Family Law 0 Comments

How Indian Courts Decide Child Custody: The ‘Welfare of the Child’ Principle Explained

“In custody matters, the law does not seek to reward or punish either parent—it seeks to protect the child.” This is the foundational philosophy that guides Indian courts when deciding child custody disputes. At the heart

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