Low Age Of Rape Victim Is Not Considered As The Only Or Sufficient Factor To Impose Death Sentence: Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Low Age Of Rape Victim Is Not Considered As The Only Or Sufficient Factor To Impose Death Sentence: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the low age of the rape victim is not considered as the only or sufficient factor for imposing a death sentence.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai observed thus while commuting death sentence awarded to Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar who was found guilty of having subjected a five year old girl to rape, killed her by. The Supreme Court observed that the low age of the rape victim is not considered as the only or sufficient factor for imposing a death sentence. The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai observed thus while commuting death sentence awarded to Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar who was found guilty of having subjected a five year old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then disposed of her body, tied in a gunny bag, into the stream named Bennihalla. Also from the judgment: "Hope For Reformation & Rehabilitation": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Awarded To Man Accused Of Rape & Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl Case name and Citation: Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar vs State of Karnataka | LL 2021 SC 632 Case no.

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Man gets life term for raping wife’s minor niece
1 day, 11 hours ago

Man gets life term for raping wife’s minor niece

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The sessions court last week sentenced a 50-year-old Sewree resident to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his wife’s 15-year-old niece over several months in 2020, when her parents were away for work. The complaint was lodged on January 12, 2021, at the Sewree police station after it was found that the girl was 11 weeks pregnant. …

'Rape' On A Dead Body 'Horrendous' Act But It Doesn't Amount To An Offence Of Rape: Chhattisgarh High Court
4 days, 19 hours ago

'Rape' On A Dead Body 'Horrendous' Act But It Doesn't Amount To An Offence Of Rape: Chhattisgarh High Court

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently observed that raping a dead body is one of the most horrendous acts one can think of, but the same doesn't amount to any offence punishable under rape laws or the POCSO Act. Thereafter, the dead body was taken to a hill with the assistance of co-accused Neelkanth @ Neelu Nagesh and in order to …

'Possibility Of Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Murder & Sexual Assault Of 4 Year Old
1 week ago

'Possibility Of Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Murder & Sexual Assault Of 4 Year Old

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, considering the possibility of reformation as per behavioural and mental assessment reports, converted the death penalty of a convict guilty of sexual assault and murder of a 4-year-old child, to an imprisonment sentence. The Court thus concluded that the failure of any explanation on the part of the accused adds to the chain of circumstances …

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder
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1 week, 4 days ago

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder

The Hindu  

A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday awarded death sentence to a convict, and life imprisonment to another, for the rape and murder of a minor in Farakka on October 13, 2024. Additional Director General West Bengal Police, Supratim Sarkar, said that the main target of the police was to submit the chargesheet as early as possible so …

'Monster Like Conduct': Punjab & Haryana High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'Monster Like Conduct': Punjab & Haryana High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday confirmed death sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl in 2018, observing that the "gruesome murder" of a girl child after committing rape upon her is an example of "monster like conduct of the convict. The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday confirmed death …

Chhattisgarh HC commutes death sentence of man convicted of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl as he is from backward caste
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh HC commutes death sentence of man convicted of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl as he is from backward caste

Op India  

On Wednesday, 4th December, the Chhattisgarh High Court overturned a man’s death sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering a seven-year-old child in the year 2021. While acknowledging the intensity of the crime, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad also claimed that the case did not meet the stringent ‘rarest of the rare’ …

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has commuted the extreme sentence of death imposed on a man for committing rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the year 2021. While weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances against the accused-appellant, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held – “These are the incriminating circumstances, but there …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner After 22-Year-Long Relationship
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner After 22-Year-Long Relationship

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape charges against a man in a live-in relationship, by his partner of 22 years. While granting interim relief and staying all further proceedings qua the petitioner earlier the court had observed, “This case forms a classic illustration, as to what can become an abuse process of law. Seeking to quash the prosecution the …

Conviction rate in rape cases only 0.36 per cent in Karnataka
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Conviction rate in rape cases only 0.36 per cent in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The conviction rate in rape cases is only 0.36 % of the total number of cases reported in the state in the past three years. Of the 1,624 rape cases registered from 2022 till this September, only six cases ended in conviction, while 74 cases ended in acquittals. As of September 2024, Bengaluru city alone reported 131 rape cases, …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

Murder of 5-year-old Girl: Telangana HC Confirms Death Sentence on Rapist
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder of 5-year-old Girl: Telangana HC Confirms Death Sentence on Rapist

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a landmark judgement, a division bench of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence on Dinesh Kumar Dharne, who raped and murdered a five-year-old girl at Narsingi seven years ago. The High Court division bench comprising Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Sambasiva Rao Naidu dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the convict challenging the …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
5 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death sentence given to Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's. …

Karnataka High Court grants man accused of rape 15-day bail to marry survivor who turned 18
6 months ago

Karnataka High Court grants man accused of rape 15-day bail to marry survivor who turned 18

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted a 23-year-old man charged with the rape of a girl when she was 16 years and nine months of age, 15-day bail to marry her. Justice M Nagaprasanna issued the interim order dated last Saturday in response to a petition from the accused, seeking to dismiss the charges as both families wish to …

Karnataka High Court Convicts Son For Assaulting 60 Yr-Old Mother Leading To Her Death, Says Deceased Had No Reason To Falsely Implicate Her Son
7 months ago

Karnataka High Court Convicts Son For Assaulting 60 Yr-Old Mother Leading To Her Death, Says Deceased Had No Reason To Falsely Implicate Her Son

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an acquittal order passed by the trial court and convicted a son for offences under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, for assaulting and causing the death of his 60-year-old mother. The bench said “The holistic appreciation of the evidence shows that the prosecution discharged its burden of proving that the victim …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
7 months ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder
7 months ago

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today confirmed the death sentence imposed upon Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016. It said, “The Court stated that the brutality committed by the accused on the body of the victim to cause her death can only be …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
7 months ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After He Undertakes To Marry Victim Upon Her Attaining Age Of Majority
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused After He Undertakes To Marry Victim Upon Her Attaining Age Of Majority

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to a POCSO rape accused after he and the guardian of the minor victim girl filed an affidavit in court agreeing for the accused to marry the victim immediately upon her attaining the age of majority. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar allowed the petition filed by Lokesh Kumar who was …

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Minor raped for months, impregnated in Karnataka's Hubballi, 19-year-old arrested

India Today  

A 19-year-old man was arrested on charges of raping a minor girl for months and impregnating her in Karnataka's Hubballi. According to the police, the accused allegedly raped the 17-year-old girl several times between January 1, this year, until May 3. "Acting on the complaint, we registered a case and arrested the accused and are ensuring all further police action …

India’s top court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort at 30 weeks to ‘protect her mental well-being’
8 months ago

India’s top court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort at 30 weeks to ‘protect her mental well-being’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India's Supreme Court has allowed …

19-year-old rape victim ends life in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week ago

19-year-old rape victim ends life in Karnataka

The Hindu  

A 19-year-old girl from Shyanabhoganahalli in Hunsur near here, who had lodged a complaint against her alleged abduction and rape by a youth, reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday. The accused reportedly assured the victim of marrying her and asked to come out of her house that night. When she came out of the house, the accused, who was accompanied …

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A Kerala court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to a cumulative 51 years imprisonment for the rape of his then 17-year-old stepdaughter in 2018 at their residence in Munnar here. Devikulam Fast Track Special Court judge Sirajudheen P A sentenced the accused to varying jail terms for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
10 months ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

6-yr-old Raped By Russian National During Overnight Camp In Goa, Accused Flees Country
10 months ago

6-yr-old Raped By Russian National During Overnight Camp In Goa, Accused Flees Country

News 18  

A case has been registered against a Russian national for allegedly sexually abusing a six-year-old girl during a night camp in North Goa, police said. Police said that the complainant had stated that the accused, Ilia Vasulev had organised a night camp at Arambol in North Goa, where he sexually abused a minor girl, reported the news agency, IANS. In …

Karnataka: Man held after tribal girl he raped dies by suicide, say cops
10 months ago

Karnataka: Man held after tribal girl he raped dies by suicide, say cops

Hindustan Times  

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for raping a 17-year-old tribal girl on February 2 who later died by suicide, said police. Meanwhile, when the girl learned that her father had taken money from the accused to settle the matter, she died by suicide on February 13, said police. Subsequently, a team consisting of Women and Child Protection officer …

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court at Palwal sentenced a 23-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2019. The court also granted a sum of ₹ 25 lakhs to the parents of the victim as final compensation as per the Victim Compensation Scheme, 2020. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court, in …

Kerala court acquits man in 5-yr-old’s rape-murder case
1 year ago

Kerala court acquits man in 5-yr-old’s rape-murder case

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: A special Pocso court in Idukki district of Kerala on Thursday acquitted a man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in June 2021. The verdict of the special fast-track court in Kerala acquitting the 21-year-old man in the case has dealt a blow to the prosecution and the police as the incident had triggered outrage back then. …

Karnataka High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Medically Terminate 26-Week Pregnancy
1 year ago

Karnataka High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Medically Terminate 26-Week Pregnancy

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has permitted a 16-year-old victim of sexual assault to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a plea by the minor girl who was represented by her mother and said, “In the light of the opinion of the Medical Board, the victim can undergo termination of pregnancy with necessary precautions …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case Subject To Accused Marrying Victim, Notes They Were In Consensual Relationship
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case Subject To Accused Marrying Victim, Notes They Were In Consensual Relationship

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a rape case against an accused subject to him solemnizing marriage with the survivor, who claimed they were in a consensual relationship while she was a minor and now having attained majority, intend to marry each other. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Chikkaredappa and directed him …

'False Allegation Of Rape Causes Distress & Humiliation To Accused': Supreme Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Rape Case
1 year, 1 month ago

'False Allegation Of Rape Causes Distress & Humiliation To Accused': Supreme Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Rape Case

Live Law  

A false allegation of rape can cause equal distress, humiliation, and damage to the accused as well, said the Supreme Court while acquitting a man in a case for the offence of rape. While a conviction in a rape case can be based solely on the testimony of the prosecutrix, the Court said that caution and diligence must be exercised …

SC sets aside death penalty awarded to man for rape and murder of three-month-old infant girl
1 year, 2 months ago

SC sets aside death penalty awarded to man for rape and murder of three-month-old infant girl

Op India  

On 19 October, the Supreme Court set aside the conviction of 25-year-old Naveen Gadke, who was awarded the death penalty for the rape and murder of a three-month-old girl. Therefore, the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the trial court and affirmed by the high court is hereby set aside and the matter is remitted to the trial court …

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor

Hindustan Times  

A court in Kaithal of Haryana on Saturday awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a seven-and-a-half year old girl last year. “The way the culprit has brutalized the girl is intolerable.” The special Pocso court also announced financial assistance of ₹30 lakh to the kin of the deceased by the District Legal Services Authority. …

Physical Relationship With Wife Aged About 15 Years Can’t Be Termed As Rape: Delhi High Court Upholds Muslim Man’s Acquittal
1 year, 4 months ago

Physical Relationship With Wife Aged About 15 Years Can’t Be Termed As Rape: Delhi High Court Upholds Muslim Man’s Acquittal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a Muslim man in a rape case observing that his physical relationship with the child victim aged about 15 years, who was also his wife, cannot be termed as rape. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld the trial court order which observed that …

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission
1 year, 4 months ago

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission

Live Law  

Observing that the case does not fall under the category of the rarest of rare, the Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted a convict's sentence of death penalty to life imprisonment without remission, in a case for the murder and rape of a 3 years and 4 month old girl. The division bench of Chief Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal MIshra …

Bombay High Court allows rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy of 23 weeks
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court allows rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy of 23 weeks

India Today  

The case pertains to a woman who was married in 2018 and has a child. READ | Bombay HC orders medical board to examine 14-yr-old girl's pregnancy after rape by uncle The petitioner also asked her mother to mediate. The vacation bench of Justices Abhay Ahuja and Milind Sathaye observed, “Forcing the petitioner to continue with the pregnancy would be …

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

A man, convicted for raping his nine-year-old daughter, has been ordered to undergo 20 years of imprisonment without remission by the Supreme Court saying sanctity of the very relationship were destroyed by his debauched and devastating acts. A special fast track court here had held the man guilty in 2013 and convicted him under Sections 376, 377 and 506 of …

Rape Takes Away Victim's Sense Of Self-Worth, Lingers Across Lifetime: Kerala Court Sentences 26-Yr Old To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 8 months ago

Rape Takes Away Victim's Sense Of Self-Worth, Lingers Across Lifetime: Kerala Court Sentences 26-Yr Old To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment

Live Law  

A Kerala Court has sentenced a 26 year old man to undergo 20 years rigorous imprisonment for committing rape and impregnating a 17 year old minor. It also imposed a fine of Rs.86,000/-.The Fast Track Special Court, Thiruvananthapuram Judge Aaj Sudarsan passed the order, stating no other situation could be more ‘emotionally charged’ than a rape victim becoming pregnant. He …

'Every Passing Hour Critical': Calcutta HC Allows 16-Yr Old Rape Survivor On Life Support To Medically Terminate 23 Weeks Pregnancy
1 year, 10 months ago

'Every Passing Hour Critical': Calcutta HC Allows 16-Yr Old Rape Survivor On Life Support To Medically Terminate 23 Weeks Pregnancy

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a 16 year old rape survivor on life support to medically terminate her foetus of over 23 weeks to ensure her physical well-being. The medical report stipulated that the petitioner is 23 weeks and 2 days pregnant and that her life would be at risk if there is any further delay in the …

Karnataka: 49-year-old man gets lifer for raping, impregnating stepdaughter
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka: 49-year-old man gets lifer for raping, impregnating stepdaughter

Hindustan Times  

The district additional and sessions court dealing with POCSO cases in Udupi has sentenced a 49-year-old man to life imprisonment in a case related to sexually harassing his minor stepdaughter. READ | 3-year-old toddler raped, murdered in Bengaluru; accused arrested: Report As per the charge sheet, Nayak had a second marriage with the victim's mother and was then living with …

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report
1 year, 10 months ago

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report

Live Law  

In 2022, trial courts imposed the largest number of death sentences in a single year since 2000 while the death row population was the highest it has been since 2004. Overview of Death Sentences In 2022, trial courts imposed death sentences on 165 persons - the largest number of death sentences imposed in a single year in over two decades …

Psychological assessment needed, says SC while staying death sentence of rape accused
2 years, 1 month ago

Psychological assessment needed, says SC while staying death sentence of rape accused

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of the death penalty awarded to a man who was convicted of raping and murdering a minor girl. In November last year, the Bombay High Court sentenced the man to death for raping and murdering a minor girl in Maharashtra's Thane. Arora stressed before the three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of India …

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences
2 years, 1 month ago

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, recently, clarified its judgment dated 19.04.2022 wherein death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a four year old girl was commuted to life imprisonment.In the said judgment, the Court had commuted the death sentence imposed for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code as life imprisonment. The Supreme …

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces sentence of rape convict for 'sparing' minor victim's life
2 years, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces sentence of rape convict for 'sparing' minor victim's life

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reduced the life sentence of a rape convict after it noted that even though the crime was demonic, the convict was "kind enough" to spare the child's life. The Indore bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice SK Singh of the high court reduced the life sentence of the convict to 20 years. The …

Death Sentence Imposed Without Any Shred Of Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl
2 years, 2 months ago

Death Sentence Imposed Without Any Shred Of Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for alleged rape and murder of a six year old girl. The Court noted that there are seriously inherent contradictions in the statements made by prosecution witnesses and both the Trial Court and the High Court have overlooked it completely. In appeal, the appellant raised contentions regarding the trustworthiness …

Karnataka High Court quashes rape case as victim marries accused
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court quashes rape case as victim marries accused

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has found it meaningless to continue criminal proceedings against 20-year-old youth for the charges of rape of a 17-year-old, as the girl, who was in love with him, voluntarily married him after she attained 18 years of age, gave birth to a child a year after the marriage, and is living with him. The case …

SC confirms death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor girl
2 years, 6 months ago

SC confirms death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor girl

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court's May 29, 2015 order of death sentence. In the case of the present nature, …

SC Upholds Rajasthan HC Decision of Death Penalty to Man for Minor's Rape and Murder
2 years, 6 months ago

SC Upholds Rajasthan HC Decision of Death Penalty to Man for Minor's Rape and Murder

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. A three-judge bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s May 29, 2015 …

'No Probability Of Reformation, Danger To Society' : Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty To Man For Rape & Murder Of 8 Year Old Disabled Girl
2 years, 6 months ago

'No Probability Of Reformation, Danger To Society' : Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty To Man For Rape & Murder Of 8 Year Old Disabled Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death penalty awarded to a 37-year old man for the rape and murder of a seven and a half year old girl who was mentally and physically challenged.The crime occurred in 2013 in Rajasthan, when the convict Manoj Pratap Singh was around 28 years old.A 3-judges bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari …

Sakinaka Rape & Murder: Convict Gets Death Penalty as State Argues Offence in 'Rarest of Rare' Category
2 years, 6 months ago

Sakinaka Rape & Murder: Convict Gets Death Penalty as State Argues Offence in 'Rarest of Rare' Category

News 18  

A sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced a 45-year-old man to death who was convicted in the rape and murder of a woman inside a tempo in Mumbai’s Sakinaka last year. The order comes a day after the prosecution demanded capital punishment for the man who had raped and murdered a 34-year-old woman by inserting a rod in her …

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