Meghalaya HC quashes a POCSO case after verifying informed consent and directs welfare benefits for the survivor and her daughter.
Read Full ArticleThe Delhi High Court held that women can be charged with gang rape under Section 70 BNS and Section 376D IPC, but a woman alone cannot face such a charge.
The Patna High Court converts Md. Ainul Haque’s conviction under Sections 376/511 IPC to Section 354 IPC, holding that his entry into a woman’s house at night and subsequent acts did not establish an attempt to commit rape beyond the stage of preparation. The Court reduces the sentence to the period already undergone and directs payment of ₹25,000 as compensation to the prosecutrix.
Karnataka High Court grants bail to a man booked under Section 69 BNS, noting that the complainant’s statement indicated the alleged promise to marry came after the first sexual intercourse. The Court also considered the completed investigation and absence of criminal antecedents.
The Supreme Court quashed a rape case, holding that the relationship was consensual and the complaint appeared to have been filed to coerce the accused into marriage.
Supreme Court acquits a man convicted under Section 376 IPC, holding that the same testimony of the prosecutrix cannot be partly rejected for a kidnapping charge and selectively accepted to sustain a ...
Delhi High Court reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a 2009 minor rape case, noting the adolescent relationship, mutual name tattoos, long passage of time and settled lives of both parties.
The Supreme Court quashed a Section 69 BNS FIR, holding that a consensual relationship cannot be treated as deceitful merely because the accused later did not marry the woman due to his mother’s opp...
The Kerala High Court quashed a Section 69 BNS case, holding that a married woman with a subsisting marriage could not claim her sexual relationship was induced solely by a promise of marriage.
Gauhati High Court upholds 15-year rigorous imprisonment for a man convicted of raping his mother, stressing the grave nature of incestuous sexual violence.
The Supreme Court has released a handbook on gender sensitivity and compassionate judicial writing, directing courts across India to avoid stereotypical language and adopt survivor-centric, inclusive ...
The Jharkhand High Court acquitted a man in a rape case, holding that a five-year relationship was consensual and did not amount to rape on a false promise of marriage.
Orissa High Court held that a rape victim's past sexual history cannot be used to discredit her testimony, upholding the gang rape conviction under IPC and POCSO Act.
Kerala High Court upholds investigation into rape allegations against police officers, holding Section 175(4) BNSS does not apply to acts unrelated to official duty.
Jharkhand High Court partly allows appeal, upholding rape conviction under Section 376 IPC on false promise of marriage while acquitting the accused under Section 313 IPC for lack of evidence.
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