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Women's rights in Indian law encompass legal protections against economic disenfranchisement, domestic violence, reproductive autonomy, and marital coercion, as interpreted by Indian courts under statutes like the DV Act, CrPC, and MTP Act.
Bombay High Court permits termination of pregnancy for a 12-year-old rape victim at 26-27 weeks, emphasizing medical assessment over rigid gestational limits under MTP Act.
Bombay High Court directs medical board assessment for minor victim of sexual assault seeking termination beyond 24 weeks, affirming autonomy and procedural safeguards under MTP Act and POCSO.
Bombay High Court holds that a wife's employment does not automatically disqualify her from interim maintenance under the DV Act if her income is insufficient to meet basic needs.
Rajasthan High Court upholds a major woman's autonomy to live with her husband, rejecting familial detention claims under habeas corpus. Key precedent on personal liberty under Article 21.
Bombay High Court upholds maintenance award under Section 125 CrPC where wife, though qualified, has no independent income and child is in her custody.