Given that acid attacks can leave lasting physical, emotional, and psychological scars on survivors and that in India, acid attacks are punishable under various laws.
The law on acid attacks protects all persons, regardless of their gender or age. An acid attack carried out on a person of any age is punishable under the law. The law also protects foreigners who are survivors of acid attack if it happens in India.
Consent refers to a person’s voluntary, clear, and unmistakable agreement to express their willingness to take part in a specific sexual act. The person should understand what they are agreeing to and the consequences of their agreement.
In India, marital rape is not considered a criminal offense, and the legal age of consent is 18 years. However, cases of marital rape and sexual abuse of minors continue to be reported in the country.
The couple went to the high court last year because, despite having lived in the city for more than six months, they were unable to submit an online application for marriage registration since at least one applicant had to be an Indian citizen.
If you submitted your income tax return for the financial year 2019-20 by the deadline of 30th June 2020, your assessment year will be 2020-21. After submitting the return, if you realise that you have given some wrong information in the form, then you have to submit another revised form.
Kothur G. Manjunatha, a Mulbagal MLA who had previously been disqualified, was urged by the Supreme Court on Thursday to appeal against the decision of the caste verification committee that he belonged to the ‘Bairagi’ caste, which is considered to be among the Other Backward Classes.
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