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Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Advocate Accused Of Outraging Woman Lawyer’s Modesty
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Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Advocate Accused Of Outraging Woman Lawyer’s Modesty

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to an advocate accused of outraging a fellow lawyer’s modesty, holding that custodial interrogation was unnecessary amid a cross-complaint.

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Potency Test Cannot Be Ordered Routinely In Sexual Assault Cases: Telangana HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Potency Test Cannot Be Ordered Routinely In Sexual Assault Cases: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court sets aside the order permitting a potency test on trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy, holding that such an examination cannot be ordered routinely without showing its relevance and nexus with the alleged offence of digital penetration.

‘Name Tattooed On Her Chest’: Delhi HC Reduces Sentence In 2009 Rape Case [Read Judgment] Judiciary
‘Name Tattooed On Her Chest’: Delhi HC Reduces Sentence In 2009 Rape Case [Read Judgment]

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.

Corporal Punishment Does Not Amount To Aggravated Sexual Assault: SC [Read Order] Judiciary
Corporal Punishment Does Not Amount To Aggravated Sexual Assault: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court quashed a POCSO case against a West Bengal school teacher, holding that the students’ statements did not establish sexual intent necessary for aggravated sexual assault.

Failure To Marry Later Does Not Make Consensual Relationship Deceitful: SC Judiciary
Failure To Marry Later Does Not Make Consensual Relationship Deceitful: SC

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 opposition.

Married Woman Cannot Claim Consent Was Induced By Promise of Marriage: Kerala HC [Read Order]

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.

Advocate-Client Relationship Does Not Make Sexual Assault Allegations Impossible : Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to quash a sexual assault FIR against an advocate filed by his former client, holding that an advocate-client relationship does not make such allegations inherent...

Mother Cannot Settle POCSO Case Against Father Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Daughter: Kerala HC [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court denied bail to a father accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter under the POCSO Act, holding that the victim's mother cannot settle or compromise such offences, which a...

Bombay HC Overturns Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal, Convicts Him in 2013 Tehelka Sexual Assault Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court set aside Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in the 2013 Tehelka sexual assault case, convicted him under multiple IPC provisions, sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment, and dir...

Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Man in POCSO Case, Holds Voluntary Accompaniment Not Kidnapping or Inducement [Read Judgment]

Chhattisgarh HC acquits man in POCSO case, holds voluntary accompaniment without force or inducement does not amount to kidnapping or offence.

False Rape Allegations Cause Lifetime Harm to Accused; Issues Directions on Recovery of Victim Compensation: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court warns that false rape allegations cause lifelong harm to the accused and issues directions on recovery of victim compensation.

Delhi HC Upholds Discharge of Accused in Gang Rape Case; Expresses Concern Over Misuse of Sexual Offence Laws and Victim Compensation [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court upholds discharge in a gang rape case, flags misuse of sexual offence laws, and issues directions on recovery of victim compensation.

'Nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy, rape,' Ktka HC quashes rape case [Read Order]

Karnataka HC quashes rape case, observing a nuanced distinction between consensual intimacy and rape, calling prosecution a miscarriage of justice.

SC Criticizes Casual Declaration of Witnesses as Hostile, Upholds Conviction under SC/ST Act [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court slams casual practice of declaring witnesses hostile; upholds life imprisonment in SC/ST Act case involving rape of minor girl.

Delhi HC Acquits POCSO Accused, Rules Age Documents Not “Gospel Truth” If Shaky Or Suspicious [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC acquits POCSO convict, ruling that age proof documents under the Juvenile Justice Act can’t be treated as “gospel truth” if doubtful.


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