Tag: Victim

Implementation of anti-dowry law needs humane approach

Source: afternoonvoice.com The Supreme Court in the recent past proclaimed that the false complaints under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code against innocent were increasingly making the husband a victim. The Supreme Court also said that women were increasingly using the anti-dowry law to harass and create pressure against the husband and his relatives on mere lodging of a complaint. Citing

Adult victim rescued from immoral trafficking cannot be forced to live in correction home, Bombay HC

Source:barandbench.com The Bombay High Court recently ruled in favour of the autonomy of adult victims rescued from immoral trafficking, observing that such persons cannot be forced to live in a correction home against their wishes. A Single Judge Bench of Justice SS Shinde made the observation while ordering the release of a 22-year-old woman. The woman

Drug addicts are victims, can’t be treated as criminals

Source: tribuneindia.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to initiate criminal proceedings against consumers of “narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances” to eradicate the menace in the case of “Surmukh Singh versus State of Punjab”. But any interpretation of the order without distinguishing

Bombay High Court urged to strike balance between rights of convicts and victim’s family

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: Opposing the petitions filed by two death row prisoners, the Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court to strike a balance between the rights of the convicts, the family of the victim and also the collective conscience of the society. The duo have urged the HC to commute their death

Acid Attack Victim Preeti Rathi’s Family To Approach SC Seeking Reversal Of Bombay HC Judgment, To Demand Death Penalty For Convict

Source: republicworld.com In a major update in the fight to get justice for acid attack victim Preeti Rathi, souces have reported on Thursday that the family of the victim is reportedly going to approach the Supreme Court against the order of Bombay High Court which reversed the judgement of a trial court, commuting the death