Kerala High Court quotes Shakespeare's Othello while overturning acquittal of man who killed wife's alleged lover
The Court said that it is high time that Section 122 Evidence Act which deals with marital confidence is subjected to further scrutiny, more so in the context of changing values governing human and familial relations.
While overturning the acquittal of a man accused of killing his wife's alleged lover, the Kerala High Court recently quoted from Shakespeare's Othello, a play with themes of passion and jealousy [State of Kerala v. Rasheed].