Jharkhand HC ruled that delay in marriage alone cannot turn a consensual relationship into rape, setting aside a man’s conviction under Section 376 IPC.
Read Full ArticleMarius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison by Oslo District Court after being convicted of two counts of rape and domestic violence, concluding one of the most closely watched criminal trials in Norwegian history.
Supreme Court grants interim protection to Abhijit Arun Gade and issues notice in his plea challenging Bombay HC’s rejection of anticipatory bail.
Bombay HC denied anticipatory bail to an accused in a film audition rape case involving concealed marriage and circulation of intimate videos.
Rajasthan High Court upheld Asaram’s life sentence for rape of a minor while acquitting him of gang rape charges and acquitting co-accused.
Punjab & Haryana HC acquits rape accused, finding prosecutrix used deceased woman’s identity, rendering her testimony unreliable and case unsustainable.
Sikkim High Court upholds rape conviction, ruling that a differently-abled victim’s silence cannot override credible medical and eyewitness evidence.
Supreme Court cautions young adults on pre-marital relationships in a bail plea over rape on false promise of marriage; suggests mediation.
Madras High Court upholds life sentence of church pastor convicted under POCSO for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability.
In an explosive and exclusive interview with LawStreet Journal, the daughter of Kuldeep Singh Sengar breaks her silence on the Unnao rape case, making several revelations and asserting that her father...
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.
Delhi High Court suspends life sentence and grants bail to former UP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case during pendency of his appeal.
Kerala court acquits actor Dileep in the 2017 assault conspiracy case; convicts prime accused Pulsar Suni and five others for rape and related offences.
Karnataka HC quashes rape case, observing a nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy and rape, calling prosecution a miscarriage of justice.
Supreme Court quashes rape case on false promise of marriage, calling it a gross abuse of law and slams frivolous, vexatious allegations.
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