Tag: abuse

Sexual abuse: Bail denied to scribe

Source: newindianexpress.com CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has denied anticipatory bail to journalist Prakash M Swamy who apprehended arrest in connection with a case of alleged sexual abuse. The complainant, a Chennai-based actor, had accused him of sexually abusing her in 2018. According to prosecution, the petitioner offered to redress some issue in the complainant sonā€™s

SC to revisit its order diluting IPC section on abused wives

Source –Ā indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: TheĀ Supreme CourtĀ agreed with senior advocateĀ Indira JaisingĀ on Friday for a comprehensive relook into its earlier judgment diluting the stringency of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code that many believed was abused by some women to wreak vengeance on estranged husbands and in-laws. Taking into account instances of such abuse, a bench