Attorney General R Venkatramani said, “I have received some information…I'll share it, information is confidential, sensitive, I'd like to place it on record.”
A total of 107 people, including several women were arrested in the case. The Banbhulpura violence where 5 persons lost lives was the first instance where internet was shut down in the city.
Despite acknowledging the heinous nature of the rape and murder of the girl, the Orissa High Court highlighted the circumstantial basis of the case and the absence of premeditation.
Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia, who adjudicated the matter, noted that a marriage between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl would be treated as an irregular (or fasid) marriage under Muslim personal law.
In a major development in Live-in relationship, Madhya Pradesh HC ruled that maintenance cannot be denied if there is “evidence of cohabitation” between the couple.