Court denies anticipatory bail to man, says sex after false promise of marriage a crime under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and attracts 10 years' jail and fine.
An analysis of protection pleas before HC over the past 2 yrs shows denials for reasons ranging from deviation from social norms to underage partners and even creating 'chaos in society'.
The Uttarakhand government implemented the Uniform Civil Code on 27 January in a bid to regulate live-in relationships through a compulsory registration process.
State’s ex-chief secretary Shatrughan Singh asserts law has ‘no intention to look into bedroom’ and safeguards would ensure live-in couples from elsewhere came to Uttarakhand for safety.
Court says that the registration authority set up will also address grievances of live-in partners, especially issues concerning children born from such unions.
With regard to divorce, the UCC brings in provisions that penalise extrajudicial divorce modes—including talaq-us-sunnat, talaq-i-biddat, khula, maba'arat, and zihar.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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