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No one killed 75 CRPF personnel? Chhattisgarh HC acquits 10 in 2010 Tadmetla ambush case: Here is how botched investigation, hostile witnesses caused the...

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The High Court expressed dismay over the failure of the prosecution in establishing the identities of the accused, who carried out the barbaric attack.
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Chhattisgarh High Court allows call recordings, WhatsApp chats as evidence in divorce case

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The Bench made it clear that excluding such evidence merely on the ground of privacy would defeat the purpose of family courts.
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‘Rubbed penis against vagina, but didn’t penetrate’: Chhattisgarh HC cites ‘intact hymen’ to claim there was no rape, reduces sentence of rapist

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"Ejaculation without penetration constitutes an attempt to commit rape and not actual rape," pronounced Chhattisgarh High Court.
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Tribal villages can bar entry of missionaries: Read how SC rejected Colin Gonsalves’ plea and upheld Chhattisgarh HC’s stand amid rampant forced conversions

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According to the Solicitor General, the high court had directed the petitioners to get in touch with the Gram Sabhas.
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Tribals in Chhattisgarh have the right to restrict entry of Christian missionaries in their villages: SC rejects plea, upholds HC’s observations

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves argued that the High Court made sweeping remarks without material, citing pending cases on alleged attacks and burial disputes. The State countered that the original writ was limited to removal of hoardings.
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Chhattisgarh HC rules that Muslims can give away only 1/3rd of their assets, bequest of entire property ‘invalid’ in Islam without consent of legal...

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Chhattisgarh HC noted that only one-third of a Muslim's property could be inherited through a bequest under the Mohammedan law.
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Chhattisgarh HC upholds right of tribals to protect their culture from illegal missionary proselytization, says ‘Fraudulent conversion amounts to cultural coercion’

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The High Court acknowledged that mass religious conversions disturb social harmony and target the cultural identities of tribal communities.
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Chhattisgarh HC revokes maintenance granted to woman, says ex-husband need not pay maintenance if divorce granted on grounds of wife’s adultery

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After hearing the arguments of both sides, Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set aside the family court order and said: “The decree for divorce granted by the family court in favour of the husband is sufficient proof that the wife was living in adultery. Once such a decree is in force, it is not possible for this court to take a different view contrary to the decree granted by the civil court.”

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