Supreme Court cautions young adults on pre-marital relationships in a bail plea over rape on false promise of marriage; suggests mediation.
Read Full ArticleMadras 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 is not a rapist.
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.
SC restores life term for two men in repeated rape of minor, stressing sensitivity in handling inconsistencies and protecting victims under POCSO.
SC grants interim bail to 23-year-old influencer accused of rape by 40-year-old woman; court questions Delhi Police on filing of Section 376 IPC.
SC: Sour relationships or distance not grounds to invoke rape charges; warns misuse burdens courts and stains accused’s identity.
SC slams Allahabad HC judge’s remarks in rape case bail order, says judges must avoid inappropriate comments in cases of sexual violence.
Allahabad HC grants bail in rape case, noting woman “invited trouble” and was partly responsible; says both parties were majors and acted voluntarily.
SC directs hospitals, including AIIMS Delhi, to regularise absence of doctors who protested after RG Kar case, ensuring no punitive action against them.
Supreme Court directs Patna High Court to expedite hearing in a rape convict’s appeal, addressing delays caused by multiple judicial recusals.
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