Protests erupt outside Delhi High Court after bail to Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, with activists and survivor’s mother opposing sentence suspension.
Read Full ArticlePunjab and Haryana High Court upholds death sentence of Virender alias Bholu for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, citing strong circumstantial evidence.
Calcutta High Court upholds POCSO conviction, rules minors cannot give valid consent, rejects delay plea, and orders enhanced compensation for the victim.
Allahabad HC acquits man in 2005 marital rape case, holding that the Supreme Court’s Independent Thought ruling applies only prospectively.
Supreme Court slams casual practice of declaring witnesses hostile; upholds life imprisonment in SC/ST Act case involving rape of minor girl.
Madras HC upholds life imprisonment for assault on minor SC girl, reiterating that a child cannot consent to sex; school records key for age proof.
SC stresses that sex education must begin at a younger age, not from Class IX, and be included in the school curriculum to guide children through puberty.
SC suspends 20-year jail term of Kerala priest Father Edwin Pigarez, convicted of repeatedly raping a Class VIII girl, citing decade already served.
SC rejects NCPCR plea against minor Muslim girl’s marriage, upholding HC ruling that valid marriage is possible under personal law upon puberty.
SC: Victim’s sole testimony, even without medical evidence, sufficient to uphold rape conviction if found credible and consistent.
SC: Harsher punishment can’t apply retrospectively; modifies life term in child rape case citing Article 20(1) constitutional protection.
MP High Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment in child rape-murder case, citing convict’s age and possibility of rehabilitation.
Allahabad High Court permits mutual consent divorce within a year of marriage citing criminal cases and exceptional hardship between spouses.
Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail in POCSO case, citing conflicting victim statements and lack of corroborative forensic evidence.
Gujarat High Court allows medical termination of 33-week pregnancy of 13-year-old rape victim, stressing her age, health risks, and future well-being.
Varanasi court remands 14 accused to 14-day judicial custody in Ganga Iftar case; bail plea hearing set for March 23.
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Delhi High Court asked Sonakshi Sinha to file a defendant-wise list of infringing URLs in her AI personality rights suit against misuse of her likeness.
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Supreme Court quashes Section 420 IPC case against film producer, says failure to share movie profits shows civil dispute, not cheating.
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Kerala High Court rules illegal sand mining can attract charges under both the Sand Act and BNS theft provisions; earlier contrary orders held per incuriam.
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Centre tells SC a high-level expert panel will redraft NCERT’s judiciary chapter after the top court flagged controversial Class 8 textbook content.
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Bombay High Court dismisses infructuous salt land lease suit, ruling courts cannot keep dead litigation pending to preserve interim orders.
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