The Chhattisgarh High Court  has reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a sexual assault case from seven years to three-and-a-half years, observing that ejaculation without penile penetration does not constitute rape under the specific provisions applied in the case. Court’s Observations While hearing the appeal, the High Court examined medical evidence presented during the trial. The court noted that the survivor’s hymen was found intact and that there was no conclusive

Bilaspur:  The Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that hoardings installed in certain villages barring the entry of converted Christians appear to have been put up as a “precautionary measure” by the respective gram sabhas. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru made the observation while hearing petitions challenging the legality of such signboards in tribal-dominated areas. Background of the case The petitions alleged that seve

Bilaspur : The Chhattisgarh High Court has reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a sexual assault case from seven years to three-and-a-half years, observing that the evidence on record did not establish the offence of rape as defined under law. Court’s findings The High Court examined medical evidence presented during the trial, which indicated that the survivor’s hymen was intact and there was no proof of penile penetration. The Bench noted that under Section 375 of the

Raipur, Chhattisgarh:  The Chhattisgarh High Court  has dismissed a divorce petition filed by a husband after 35 years of marriage , emphasizing that allegations without solid evidence cannot justify the dissolution of a long-standing marital bond . The husband had approached the court claiming that his wife was quarrelsome  and had mentally harassed  him over the years. He further stated that for the past 15 years , his wife had been living at their daughter and son-in-law’s