Kerala HC upholds 10-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 73-year-old woman, holding that the FIR delay was explained.
Read Full ArticleThe 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.
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.
Supreme Court modifies a gang rape convict's sentence from life imprisonment to twenty years, applying the doctrine of proportionality and weighing his youth, clean record, and possibility of reformation against the gravity of the offence.
Patna HC acquits studio owner of attempt to rape charge in Banka case, converts conviction to outraging modesty under Section 354 IPC. Why did the Patna High Court overturn a rape-attempt conviction for a Banka studio owner? The court's reasoning on evidence and sentencing, explained.
SC: Sour relationships or distance not grounds to invoke rape charges; warns misuse burdens courts and stains accused’s identity.
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