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Supreme Court strikes down Madras HC bail order forcing accused to marry complainant, holding marriage cannot be imposed and liberty under Article 21 must prevail.
Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that virginity tests violate Article 21, calls them humiliating, and holds denial of sex not a ground for divorce.
Allahabad High Court sets aside a rape conviction, noting that consensual live-in relationships and FIRs filed after breakups cannot be judged blindly under outdated laws.
Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that a wife hiding her income cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, stressing transparency and preventing misuse of law.
Madras High Court grants wife-like legal protection to women in live-in relationships by invoking the ancient Hindu concept of Gandharva marriage.