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The Supreme Court cautioned the courts against treating every breach of promise to marry as a false promise and then prosecuting the accused for rape.

India is already reeling under challenges like forced child marriages, Nikah involving minor girls, rampant trafficking under the guise of marriage, and systematic religious conversions under grooming tactics. Decriminalising adolescent sex may end up becoming a legal loophole for all these, and many other forms of abuse.

Supreme Court ruled against sentencing a man found guilty under the POCSO Act, stating that the girl did not consider the incident to be criminal in nature

The petitioners argue that this law discriminates against the Muslim community and interferes with their religious freedom. On the contrary, the central government contends that this amendment has been brought to prevent the misuse of Waqf provisions and to end encroachment on private and government properties.

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the issue of interim relief in a batch of pleas challenging the Constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

The Supreme Court had issued a notice to the ED after the Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order allowing the ED to investigation to proceed in the alleged Rs 1000 crore scam in TASMAC.

Granting bail to the accused PFI Islamist Abdul Sathar, the Supreme Court bench comprising justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said that a person cannot be put in jail for their ideology.

The Supreme Court recently admonished a plea alleging abandonment of Rohingyas in international waters as a 'beautifully crafted story'.

President Droupadi Murmu under Article 143 (1) of the Constitution of India has sent a reference to the Supreme Court following its recent ruling that set timelines for Governors and the President to grant assent to bills passed by legislatures.

The plea was filed by one Satish Kumar Agarwal, who flagged the failure of state authorities in discharging their duties/responsibilities to protect the life and property of Murshidabad residents.