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![Cannot Allow the Game of Hide and Seek for Committing Murder of an Unborn Child: MP High Court [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/05/lj_3638_6e1ea89d-a6ba-4080-a7f1-c8fe4612697b.webp)
MP High Court denies abortion for minor rape victim, condemns misuse of legal authority to terminate pregnancy and prevent justice.
Read Full Article![Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail To Gang Rape Accused, Emphasizes Presumption Of Innocence [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/05/lj_6000_5007a767-4748-4bed-9dab-8fa14a4d262b.webp)
Judiciary
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail To Gang Rape Accused, Emphasizes Presumption Of Innocence [Read Order]
Jammu and Kashmir High Court grants bail to two men accused of gang rape, emphasizing the presumption of innocence and questioning the credibility of the allegations.
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Judiciary
Supreme Court upholds gang rape conviction, though victim turned hostile [Read Judgment]
SC upholds gang rape conviction despite victim's hostility, affirming witness credibility in criminal trials.
![SC cancels bail of SHO accused of sexually assaulting 13-yr-old Dalit rape victim [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/05/lj_5101_ca681dad-b804-4b3d-b163-dd34030efcce.webp)
Judiciary
SC cancels bail of SHO accused of sexually assaulting 13-yr-old Dalit rape victim [Read Order]
Supreme Court cancels bail for a police officer accused of raping a 13-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh.
Judiciary
SC orders medical examination of 14-yr-old rape survivor seeking to terminate her 28-week pregnancy
Supreme Court orders medical examination of 14-year-old rape survivor seeking termination of 28-week pregnancy. Decision to be made after evaluating impact on her health.
![Solitary instances of extortion, rape or even gang rape not sufficient to keep man under preventive detention: SC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/03/lj_9578_Solitary-crimes-detention.webp)
Solitary instances of extortion, rape or even gang rape not sufficient to keep man under preventive detention: SC [Read Order]
Supreme Court ruling: Solitary instances of extortion or rape not enough for preventive detention. Court quashes order in Telangana case.
Karnataka HC rejects plea to quash rape and POCSO charges against Chitradurga Mutt Head Pontiff
Karnataka HC refused to quash the rape charges against the head pontiff of Chitradurga's Murugharajendra Bruhat Mutt.
“Serious repercussions”: Jharkhand HC takes suo motu cognizance of Spanish Vlogger’s gangrape case
Jharkhand HC took suo motu cognizance regarding the gang-rape of a 45-year-old Spanish tourist.
![Competing public interest should be considered while granting parole: Karnataka HC rejects serial killer’s parole plea [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/02/lj_4954_013dfb77-0fd3-4273-9ae2-34c236be7c9f.webp)
Competing public interest should be considered while granting parole: Karnataka HC rejects serial killer’s parole plea [Read Order]
The Karnataka HC observed that while granting parole or furlough, other competing public interest should be considered.
![Object of POCSO Act not to criminalise consensual adoscelent relationships: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/02/lj_2751_POCSO-not-to-criminalise-relationships.webp)
Object of POCSO Act not to criminalise consensual adoscelent relationships: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka HC said the object of POCSO Act is not to criminalize consensual relationship between two adolescents.
2012 Soujanya rape and murder case: Plea seeks fresh investigation, Karnataka HC issues notice
Karnataka HC reviews plea for new probe into the 2012 Soujanya case, after trial court acquittal. Calls for a detailed investigation.
![SC directs Puducherry admin to set up SIT led by woman IPS officer to probe rape, cheating FIR against police officer [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/02/lj_4592_4296bd2c-20aa-4f72-9ad0-497b008cca0b.webp)
SC directs Puducherry admin to set up SIT led by woman IPS officer to probe rape, cheating FIR against police officer [Read Order]
SC orders woman-led SIT in Puducherry to probe 2014 rape, cheating case against cop, following an Associate Professor's allegations.
!['Rape in temple premises with 7-yr-old girl,' SC awards 30-year jail to man [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/02/lj_4232_Rape_of_7_year_old_temple.jpg)
'Rape in temple premises with 7-yr-old girl,' SC awards 30-year jail to man [Read Order]
Supreme Court awards 30 years jail term to man for raping 7 year old in temple premises.
Himachal Pradesh HC grants Rs 5 lakhs compensation to minor rape survivor after hospital conducts banned “two-finger” test
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently awarded Rs 5 lakhs as compensation to a minor rape survivor after a hospital conducted the banned ‘two-finger’ test.
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SC quashes rape FIR lodged 34 years after the offence [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court quashes 34-year-old rape case due to consensual relationship, lack of evidence, and potential ulterior motives in FIR.
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