Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse Of Section 376 IPC, Says It's Used As Weapon By Some To Unnecessarily Harass Males
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse Of Section 376 IPC, Says It's Used As Weapon By Some To Unnecessarily Harass Males

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The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a rape FIR against a man citing misuse of Section 376 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing that it was a classic example of how an innocent person had faced undue hardships due to misuse of the penal provision.“It is true that the provision under which the FIR has been lodged is one of the most heinous crimes against women, however, it is also. The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a rape FIR against a man citing misuse of Section 376 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing that it was a classic example of how an innocent person had faced undue hardships due to misuse of the penal provision. “It is true that the provision under which the FIR has been lodged is one of the most heinous crimes against women, however, it is also an established fact that some people use it as a weapon to unnecessarily harass the male counterpart,” Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said. clearly establishes that the ingredients of Section 376 of the IPC are not met as the parties had consensually agreed to enter into physical relationship and the same was also not based on false promise of marriage,” the Court concluded while quashing the FIR.

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Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Delhi court records witness statement
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Delhi court records witness statement

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court on Monday recorded the statement of the kin of one of the women wrestlers who accused ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh of sexual harassment. Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Delhi court records witness statement Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya recorded the statement of the witness, the wrestler's husband, during the in-chamber proceeding. On May …

HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin
2 weeks, 5 days ago

HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed criminal charges against a 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin, who was accused of raping a 47-year-old married woman at his Thane flat after they met on a dating app. HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin A division bench comprising Justices MS Sonak and Jitendra Jain delivered …

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim’s identity
1 month ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim’s identity

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has declined to quash an FIR against AAP MP Swati Maliwal for allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to her injuries. The court said Ms. Maliwal’s claim that she was protected from prosecution as her actions were “in good faith” would have to be proved at an appropriate stage and there …

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity
1 month ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR against A MP Swati Maliwal for allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said Maliwal's claim that she was protected from prosecution as her …

Mere Demand For Dowry Not Offence U/S 498A IPC, Simpliciter Allegation Of Intimidation Not Harassment: Delhi High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Mere Demand For Dowry Not Offence U/S 498A IPC, Simpliciter Allegation Of Intimidation Not Harassment: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that mere demand for dowry is no offence under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and simpliciter allegation of intimidation does not constitute harassment.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while quashing an FIR registered by a wife against the relatives of the husband. The Delhi High Court has said that mere demand for …

Misuse Of Section 498A IPC Doesn't Mean Genuine Cases Of Harassment Don't Exist: Delhi High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Misuse Of Section 498A IPC Doesn't Mean Genuine Cases Of Harassment Don't Exist: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, does not mean that genuine cases of harassment do not exist. “This Court is not blind to the ground reality of the deeply rooted social evil of greed for dowry, due to which, numerous victims are subjected to unspeakable conduct and harassment,” Justice …

Mention Of S.307 IPC In FIR Doesn't Bar Quashing Of Case On Settlement If Offence Isn't Made Out From Allegations : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Mention Of S.307 IPC In FIR Doesn't Bar Quashing Of Case On Settlement If Offence Isn't Made Out From Allegations : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today observed that mere mentioning of the non-compoundable offence in an FIR does not bar the High Court from quashing the case based on a compromise, if upon closer scrutiny, the facts do not support the charge. A bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing the appeal filed against the Allahabad High Court's …

S. 377 IPC | 'Unnatural' Sex By Husband With Wife Without Her Consent Is Not An Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

S. 377 IPC | 'Unnatural' Sex By Husband With Wife Without Her Consent Is Not An Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday held that a husband cannot be prosecuted for commission of the offence of rape under Section 376 or unnatural sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code for having any sexual intercourse, including every unnatural sex, with his major wife even without her consent. Holding 'consent' of wife in sexual intercourse/unnatural intercourse to …

Mere Threats Without Intention To Cause Alarm To Complainant Not Criminal Intimidation: Delhi High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mere Threats Without Intention To Cause Alarm To Complainant Not Criminal Intimidation: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere threats by the accused without any intention to cause alarm to the complainant does not constitute the offence of criminal intimidation.“A bare perusal of Section 506 of the IPC makes it clear that before an offence of criminal intimidation is made out, it must be established that an accused had an intention …

Woman's consent for sex doesn't extend to filming private moments, posting on social media: Delhi HC
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Woman's consent for sex doesn't extend to filming private moments, posting on social media: Delhi HC

India TV News  

Consent to have sex doesn't allow capturing private moments and posting them on social media, Delhi High Court observed while dismissing the bail application by a rape accused who allegedly sexually exploited a married woman and leaked private images. 'Consent to engage in physical relations does not extend to misuse' "Even if the consent for sexual relations had been given …

Consent for sex doesn't extend to filming, sharing private moments: Delhi HC
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Consent for sex doesn't extend to filming, sharing private moments: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has significantly held the consent to have sex doesn't allow capturing private moments and posting it on social media. Consent for sex doesn't extend to filming, sharing private moments: Delhi HC Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma while dismissing the bail application by a rape accused said consent did not extend to permitting misuse and exploitation …

Ludhiana: Man, parents booked for dowry harassment
2 months ago

Ludhiana: Man, parents booked for dowry harassment

Hindustan Times  

A man and his parents have been booked on charges of dowry harassment and causing multiple miscarriages without the consent of his wife. An FIR has been registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, along with Sections 120B, 313, 376, 498A, and 506 of the IPC. The case, initially registered at Khanpur police station in …

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping a divorced woman on the pretext of marriage, noting that the woman was not prompt in reporting the alleged offence and that the accused’s custodial interrogation was not required. Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to rape accused, notes offence not reported 'in time' Additional Sessions …

Bombay High Court Declines To Quash FIR Lodged By Wife Against Husband For Outraging Her Modesty
2 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Declines To Quash FIR Lodged By Wife Against Husband For Outraging Her Modesty

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently refused to quash a First Information Report lodged against a man by his estranged wife, for outraging her modesty. A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Rajesh Patil refused to quash a FIR lodged with the Kasturba Sub Police Station in Malvani, Mumbai, under sections 354, 506 and 323 lodged against the husband by …

No Mother Would Help Her Son Commit Rape By Spiking Victim's Drink: Bombay High Court Quashes Case
3 months ago

No Mother Would Help Her Son Commit Rape By Spiking Victim's Drink: Bombay High Court Quashes Case

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, recently held that a mother will never help her son to rape a woman by herself spiking the victim's drink.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi quashed the First Information Report lodged against a man and his mother, both booked for raping a woman and impregnating her. …

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant
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3 months, 1 week ago

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant

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The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case of alleged rape filed by a woman, against a man, who she was in a consensual relationship with. The court said: From the said materials, in the case diary, this Court finds that the de facto complainant was aware that the petitioner was not interested in marriage but still continued the relationship …

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint

India Today  

A rape case has been filed against a cricketer's relative in Gujarat's Rajkot following a complaint by his ex-fiance, who accused him of engaging in sexual relations with her during their engagement and later calling off the marriage. Senior police officer Jagdish Bangarwa confirmed the registration of an FIR for rape against Jeet Pabari but stated that an arrest cannot …

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has convicted a man for "attempting" to commit unnatural sexual offence on a seven-year-old boy in 2015. Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015 Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused who was charged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 …

Natural For Two Persons In Love To Hug & Kiss Each Other: Madras High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Man
4 months, 1 week ago

Natural For Two Persons In Love To Hug & Kiss Each Other: Madras High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Man

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a man under Section 354A IPC for allegedly committing sexual harassment on a girl. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that to constitute an offence of sexual harassment, a man must have committed physical contact and made advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures. In the present case, the court noted that …

Delhi court discharges man accused of rape, cites contradictory WhatsApp chats
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court discharges man accused of rape, cites contradictory WhatsApp chats

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has discharged a man accused of rape, saying the allegations made by the woman could not withstand in the light of "clinching scientific evidence in the form of WhatsApp chats" between the two. Delhi court discharges man accused of rape, cites contradictory WhatsApp chats The woman and the accused were introduced to each other through …

Delhi court acquits rape accused citing woman's WhatsApp chats with him
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court acquits rape accused citing woman's WhatsApp chats with him

India Today  

A Delhi court recently acquitted a man of rape charges citing WhatsApp messages exchanged between him and the woman involved in the incident. "WhatsApp chats completely belied the prosecutor’s version of forcible sexual intercourse by the accused," the Delhi court said while discharging the accused in the case. In its observations, the court said that the WhatsApp chats between the …

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh
5 months ago

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application filed by BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh seeking early hearing in his petition for quashing of the FIR, chargesheet as well as framing of charges against him in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers. Singh has challenged the FIR, chargesheet as well as all the trial court proceedings …

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has directed the Delhi Police to take legal action against a woman for registering a false rape case, saying the special privileges given to women should not be used as "sword" to settle personal scores. Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon also …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Voyeurism, Stalking For Secretly Clicking Photos Of Woman From His Residence
8 months ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Voyeurism, Stalking For Secretly Clicking Photos Of Woman From His Residence

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case of voyeurism and stalking against a man booked under Section 354C and D of the Indian Penal Code. The man was arrested by the police upon the complaint of a woman who had accused him of secretly taking pictures of her from his residence. Justice Bibhas Ranjan De quashed the case initiated …

Delhi court acquits man charged for rape 9 yrs ago due to lack of credible testimony
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court acquits man charged for rape 9 yrs ago due to lack of credible testimony

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Over nine years after a man was charged with rape, a court here has acquitted him, saying the testimonies of the alleged victim were not clear, cogent, credible or trustworthy, nor were her allegations corroborated by other material evidence. Delhi court acquits man charged for rape 9 yrs ago due to lack of credible testimony Additional Sessions Judge …

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No financial settlement in sexual abuse cases: Delhi High Court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant stance against the commercialisation of justice, the Delhi High Court has declared that cases involving allegations of sexual violence cannot be terminated through financial settlements. This observation came as the High Court declined to quash an FIR registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while deliberating on the case, …

Over 20 FIRs registered in Delhi under new criminal law
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 20 FIRs registered in Delhi under new criminal law

The Hindu  

The Delhi police registered over 20 FIRs under various sections, including those pertaining to attempt to murder, theft, and encroachment of public space, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Monday. Three new criminal laws — BNS, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — came into effect on Monday, replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, …

Punjab Court dismisses FIR of assault against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
9 months, 1 week ago

Punjab Court dismisses FIR of assault against YouTuber Elvish Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

In a surprise development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR against popular YouTuber Elvish Yadav who had a controversial tiff with fellow YouTuber Sagar Thakur alias Maxturn earlier this year Yadav attacked Thakur on a shop in Gurugram in March The story went viral after a video of him doing it was released.The fight happened at a …

Parents Of Victim Have History Of Long Matrimonial Discord: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Person Who Was Alleged For Raping His Daughter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Parents Of Victim Have History Of Long Matrimonial Discord: Delhi HC Grants Bail To Person Who Was Alleged For Raping His Daughter

Live Law  

Noticing that the parents of the victim have a history of matrimonial discord and they have filed multiple complaints against each other, the Delhi High Court held that age of minor victim vis-à-vis age of the accused, the family relationship between the victim and the accused and the chances of the accused threatening the victim, must be considered while deciding …

Mere Performance Of Obscene Act Not Sufficient, 'Annoyance Of Others' Needed To Constitute Offence U/S 294 IPC: Allahabad HC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mere Performance Of Obscene Act Not Sufficient, 'Annoyance Of Others' Needed To Constitute Offence U/S 294 IPC: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that to constitute an offence under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code, the mere performance of an obscene or indecent act is not sufficient; further proof must establish that it was to the annoyance of others, as 'annoyance to others' is essential to constitute an offence under this section. A bench of Justice …

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant
10 months ago

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Stalking Due To Marriage Between Convict & Complainant

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction of a man for the offence of stalking and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code after noting that the convict and the complainant married each other during the pendency of the appeal before the Supreme Court.The appellant was tried for the offences of sexual harassment,. The Supreme Court recently quashed the conviction …

Use of force to outrage modesty: Delhi Court charges BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh for sexual harassment of female wrestlers
10 months, 1 week ago

Use of force to outrage modesty: Delhi Court charges BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh for sexual harassment of female wrestlers

Live Mint  

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court ordered the 'framing of charges' against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday in the sexual harassment case lodged against him by six women wrestlers. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Priyanka Rajpoot, while ordering charges against the former WFI chief, said that there is sufficient material against Brij Bhushan …

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court

Op India  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that despite ‘Marital rape’ not being recognized as an offence in India, any sexual intercourse, including unnatural sex by a husband with his wife, does not constitute rape, as the wife’s consent is deemed irrelevant in such instances. “…insertion of penis in the anus of a woman has also been included in the definition …

Minor's Sexual Assault Case: SC Refuses Bail To Wife Of Suspended Delhi Govt Officer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Minor's Sexual Assault Case: SC Refuses Bail To Wife Of Suspended Delhi Govt Officer

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha, who allegedly raped a minor girl several times and impregnated her. A bench of justices C T Ravikumar and S V N Bhatti dismissed the plea of the official’s wife Seema Rani and said it was not inclined to interfere with …

Delhi Police registers case in connection with doctored videos of Home Minister Amit Shah
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police registers case in connection with doctored videos of Home Minister Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said. Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant …

1.5 years later, FIR lodged over brutal rape of help in SE Delhi
11 months ago

1.5 years later, FIR lodged over brutal rape of help in SE Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Nearly a year-and-a-half after a 25-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by the son of her employers and three or four of his friends, the Delhi Police lodged a first information report at a police station in southeast Delhi in connection with the case on April 15 after directions from a Delhi court, police officers aware of the matter said on …

Rape FIR against married man quashed after he promises never to contact woman
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape FIR against married man quashed after he promises never to contact woman

India Today  

An FIR for rape against a married man has been quashed by the Bombay High Court after the woman told the court, "The relationship was of a consensual nature. The bench of Justices PD Naik and NR Borkar heard a plea filed by the accused against whom an FIR was registered on February 3, 2024, at the Lonavala Police Station …

Women Who Misuse Law To Level False Rape Allegations Must Be Dealt With Strictly: Delhi Court
1 year ago

Women Who Misuse Law To Level False Rape Allegations Must Be Dealt With Strictly: Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has observed that women who misuse the law to falsely implicate any individual of rape should be dealt with strictly. Additional Sessions Judge Jagmohan Singh of Rohini Courts made the observation while acquitting three men in a gang rape and kidnapping case, observing that the prosecutrix's conduct was highly unnatural and belied her story. “In the considered …

Delhi Police urges court to frame charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police urges court to frame charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

The Hindu  

Delhi Police on January 6 urged a court here to frame charges against BJP MP and former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers. The police opposed the contention of the accused that since some of the alleged incidents took place overseas, they do not fall in the jurisdiction of courts …

'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC
1 year, 3 months ago

'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC

Op India  

Amid a series of pleas arguing for the criminalisation of marital rape pending before the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court in its recent order observed that rape is rape even if it is committed by a husband against his wife. In its 8th December order, a single-judge bench of Justice Divyesh Joshi highlighted that marital rape is illegal in …

Three-judge bench to hear pleas relating to criminalisation of marital rape: SC
1 year, 8 months ago

Three-judge bench to hear pleas relating to criminalisation of marital rape: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a three-judge bench will hear a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas. "We have to resolve the matters concerning marital rape," a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra said when senior …

Disturbing Pattern Emerging Where Accused Marries Rape Victim To Evade Criminal Charges, Abandons Her Once FIR Is Quashed: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Disturbing Pattern Emerging Where Accused Marries Rape Victim To Evade Criminal Charges, Abandons Her Once FIR Is Quashed: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that a disturbing pattern is emerging where in certain instances, the accused marries the rape victim to evade criminal charges and promptly abandons her once the FIR is quashed or bail is secured. "Shockingly, numerous cases have come to light where the accused deceitfully enters into a marriage under the guise of willingness, particularly …

Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Teacher Accused Of Raping His Student
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Teacher Accused Of Raping His Student

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has rejected the bail plea of a teacher who has been accused of repeatedly raping his minor student and threatening to make video-recording of it viral. “The court cannot also ignore the fact that since the petitioner and the prosecutrix were interacting as teacher and student, the alleged offence, if it comes to be proved during …

In FIR, wrestlers narrate traumatic experiences of sexual harassment by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
1 year, 9 months ago

In FIR, wrestlers narrate traumatic experiences of sexual harassment by WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

The Hindu  

While Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh remains defiant, the wrestlers, in the police FIR, have shared their ordeal of years of sexual harassment and how some were treated indifferently “for not supporting him”. Her father said when she won a gold medal at a championship that took place in India, the accused, on …

'Victim Was Trapped In Pornography Web': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Advocate Accused Of Raping Client
1 year, 10 months ago

'Victim Was Trapped In Pornography Web': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Advocate Accused Of Raping Client

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday denied bail to an advocate who has been accused of repeatedly making physical relationships with the victim, his client, against her wishes after threatening her with dire consequences.While rejecting his bail plea, the bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery was of the view that the accused is well acquainted with the victim and since …

Delhi court orders FIR against woman, her father in false rape case charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi court orders FIR against woman, her father in false rape case charges

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has ordered filing of a first information report against a woman and her father for filing false charges of gangrape, cruelty and wrongful confinement against her husband and his family members. “Rape is a heinous crime which is required to be dealt strictly but simultaneously false allegations qua rape are also required to be dealt firmly since …

Bombay HC unwilling to quash rape case against Bhushan Kumar despite complainant's consent
1 year, 10 months ago

Bombay HC unwilling to quash rape case against Bhushan Kumar despite complainant's consent

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to quash an FIR of rape registered against T-series owner Bhushan Kumar and observed that merely because the complainant was consenting to quash the case does not mean that it should be quashed. The bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik were hearing Kumar's plea to quash the FIR registered …

'It will open floodgates...': Delhi HC refuses to transfer rape case from male to female judge
1 year, 11 months ago

'It will open floodgates...': Delhi HC refuses to transfer rape case from male to female judge

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court denied transfer of a rape case from a male to female judge, saying it will open floodgates where all such cases would be required to be shifted to special courts dealing with POCSO matters or presided over by a woman judicial officer. The high court, however, said, “Be that as it may, mere apprehension of the …

Putting Vermillion, Garlanding Each Other Sufficient To Induce Belief Of Lawful Marriage: Delhi Court Directs Registration Of FIR In Alleged Rape Case
1 year, 11 months ago

Putting Vermillion, Garlanding Each Other Sufficient To Induce Belief Of Lawful Marriage: Delhi Court Directs Registration Of FIR In Alleged Rape Case

Live Law  

A Delhi court has directed the Delhi police to register an FIR against a man for allegedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marrying her observing that acts of putting vermillion on head and garlanding each other are sufficient to induce the belief of lawful marriage.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts directed the police to register …

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