SC observes adultery creates deep pain in families

Sep 29, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 29 : The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that adultery creates deep pain in the family and tore it apart.

Centre approaches SC seeking exemption of armed forces from judgement on adultery decriminalisation

Jan 13, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 13 : The Central government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court urging to exempt armed forces from the purview of...

Armed Forces can act against Officers indulging in adultery: SC clarifies 2018 judgment

Jan 31, 2023

The five-judge bench on Tuesday ruled that its judgment striking down Section 497 (adultery) of the IPC was not concerned with provisions of the...

SC calls for regulation of private detectives, says adultery plea in maintenance cases cannot be deferred indefinitely

Jul 31, 2026

The apex court directed that a copy of its judgment be sent to the Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Chairman of...

Taliban publicly lashes 11 people including 2 women in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province

Feb 18, 2023

The statement said the 11 were allegedly accused of "moral crimes and adultery", and were lashed by the Taliban in front of a huge...

Wife files defamation complaint against husband for levelling allegations of adultery, court declines cognisance

May 20, 2025

A Delhi Court has recently declined cognisance of a Defamation complaint filed by a woman against her husband. The man had filed a divorce...