Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces Sentence [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces Sentence [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a minor, even though it found that there were inconsistencies in the statements given by the prosecuterix.The appellant in this case was one of three accused involved in rape of a minor girl in Bihar whose conviction was upheld by the Patna High Court, by dismisssing their appeal.The bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice. The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a minor, even though it found that there were inconsistencies in the statements given by the prosecuterix. The appellant in this case was one of three accused involved in rape of a minor girl in Bihar whose conviction was upheld by the Patna High Court, by dismisssing their appeal. Secondly, though the prosecutrix claimed that there were injuries on her lips and near her private parts, neither there is any evidence on record to that effect nor there is medical certificate to show external injuries.” The bench also observed that neither the doctor nor the investigating officer was examined by the prosecution.

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Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today
1 day, 8 hours ago

Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated proceedings on its own motion against a controversial judgment delivered by the Allahabad high court on March 17 regarding what constitutes an attempt to rape. In her letter, Gupta expressed grave concern over the judgment, stating: “The interpretation by the judge is grossly erroneous, his approach on the subject is insensitive, irresponsible, …

SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986
1 week, 1 day ago

SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a man's conviction by the trial court for raping a minor girl in 1986 and lamented the nearly four-decade long wait of the survivor and her family members for the closure to a "horrific chapter" of their lives. SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986 A bench of Justices …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Relief To Advocate Booked For Client's Rape
2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Relief To Advocate Booked For Client's Rape

Live Law  

The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against an Advocate for allegedly misusing his professional relationship with a client and committing rape on her. The Court also said that prosecutrix statement recorded under Section 164 of CrPC, in which she denied the allegation, cannot be given preference over FIR and statement recorded …

Refusal Of Alleged Rape Victim To Allow Medical Examination Raises Negative Inference Against Her : Supreme Court
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Refusal Of Alleged Rape Victim To Allow Medical Examination Raises Negative Inference Against Her : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that adverse inference can be drawn against a woman, who is alleged to be a victim in a rape case, if she refuses medical examination. "It is a well-settled proposition of law that non- allowance of medical examination by an alleged rape- victim raises negative inferences against them," the Court observed, referring to Dola v. …

Woman can't claim rape after being in live-in for 16 years: Supreme Court
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3 weeks ago

Woman can't claim rape after being in live-in for 16 years: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court has cancelled criminal proceedings against a man, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman with whom he had a 16-year-long relationship, on the false pretext of marriage. The top court further expressed surprise that the complainant, a highly-qualified individual, endured such decades-long sexual assault without raising any doubt, and only registered the FIR against the accused …

'No Evidence' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Against Ex-Indian Army Officer; Notes Complainant Filed 8 Other Rape Cases
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'No Evidence' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Against Ex-Indian Army Officer; Notes Complainant Filed 8 Other Rape Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently quashed all criminal proceedings in a rape case against a former Indian Army officer, Rakesh Walia, after finding the complaint to be unbelievable.The Court found that the complaint was nothing but an "abuse of the process of law", because apart from her statements, there was no evidence on record. The Supreme Court recently quashed all criminal …

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Police are currently verifying the age of a 17-year-old boy, accused of brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Shivpuri district even as the survivor continues to remain under observation after surgery at a Gwalior hospital, officers said. Dhakad, dean of the government medical college in Gwalior where the girl is admitted, said she underwent a surgery on …

Delhi court acquits Army official accused of rape on pretext of marriage
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi court acquits Army official accused of rape on pretext of marriage

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Karkardooma Court has acquitted an army official accused of raping a woman under the pretext of marriage. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to provide evidence beyond reasonable doubt, and the woman's testimony was not trustworthy. Additional Sessions Judge Gajendra Singh Nagar acquitted the accused and said, "This court is of the opinion that the prosecution has failed …

55-yr-old, suffering from AIDS, gets 10-yr jail for raping minor stepdaughter
1 month ago

55-yr-old, suffering from AIDS, gets 10-yr jail for raping minor stepdaughter

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The sessions court has sentenced a 55-year-old Goregaon resident, suffering from AIDS, to 10 years of imprisonment for raping his minor stepdaughter. The court showed leniency by handing him the minimum sentence as his other daughter is also suffering from the disease and there is no one to look after her. 55-yr-old, suffering from AIDS, gets 10-yr jail for …

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board
1 month ago

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside the order of Special POCSO Court, Sambalpur, referring a 20-year-old accused to the Juvenile Justice Board simply because he was a minor at the inception of a continuing offence of alleged rape. The accused shall be tried strictly in accordance with law, as a major, without recourse to the protective provisions of …

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 …

Serial rapist, acquitted on technical grounds, now held for raping speech and hearing impaired minor girl in M.P.
1 month ago

Serial rapist, acquitted on technical grounds, now held for raping speech and hearing impaired minor girl in M.P.

The Hindu  

A convicted serial-rapist, now accused of raping a 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district, was arrested on February 19 by the State Police in a joint operation with the Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh police forces, officers said. According to the Rajgarh Police, accused Ramesh Khati, 40, a resident of Shajapur district’s Avantipur Badodia area, had …

Man gets 20-year jail term for raping eight-year-old girl in Odisha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man gets 20-year jail term for raping eight-year-old girl in Odisha

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA: The additional district judge-cum-special judge, Kendrapara on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old dalit girl in Derabish area of the district seven years back. On May 24, 2018, the girl’s mother filed a complaint in Derabish police station alleging her daughter was playing in the village field when Singh forcibly took her …

Police to file chargesheet in 12-year-old girl’s rape and murder case in one week
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Police to file chargesheet in 12-year-old girl’s rape and murder case in one week

Live Mint  

A chargesheet will be filed within the next week in the case involving the rape, torture, and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Thane district, as reported by PTI citing officials. The accused, Vishal Gawli, allegedly abducted the girl with the assistance of his wife, Sakshi Gawli, from the Chakki Naka area of Kalyan on December 23, 2024, while …

Can't expect rape survivor to travel alone at night to file FIR: Bombay High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Can't expect rape survivor to travel alone at night to file FIR: Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence imposed by the Amravati Sessions Court on labourer Balya alias Rahul Lokhande for raping a 35-year-old woman who lived alone. Lokhande had appealed his conviction, but the High Court ruled that the victim’s testimony was “cogent, concrete, and reliable.” According to the prosecution, the incident …

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Rape & Kidnapping After Noting Convict Married Victim & Have 4 Children
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction For Rape & Kidnapping After Noting Convict Married Victim & Have 4 Children

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed the sentence of the present accused-appellant for rape and kidnapping charges after noting that he married the complainant and they have four children. Taking note of the fact that the appellant-accused subsequently married the victim and had four children out of their wedlock, the Court …

A Minor Rape Survivor In Our Country Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone: Allahabad High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Minor Rape Survivor In Our Country Would Rather Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

Denying bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl, the Allahabad High Court has recently observed that in our country, a minor girl, who is a victim of sexual aggression, would rather suffer silently than implicate somebody falsely. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh said that the Court must keep in mind while appreciating the evidence of …

Victim's Solitary Evidence In Sexual Offences Not Sufficient For Conviction If Marred With Inconsistencies: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Victim's Solitary Evidence In Sexual Offences Not Sufficient For Conviction If Marred With Inconsistencies: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Live Law  

While setting aside the conviction order passed by the trial court in a rape and abduction case, the Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court observed that the fact that Prosecutrix was aware of the place where she was kept after abduction and raped but never identified that place during the investigation assumes significance as material contradiction. The trial court …

21-Yr-Old Gets 20 Years RI for Raping Minor Girl
1 month, 3 weeks ago

21-Yr-Old Gets 20 Years RI for Raping Minor Girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Sunkala Srinivas, 21, was sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty for the rape of a minor girl through special fast track court here in Jagtial district on Monday. The case was registered at the Jagtial Town Police Station by inspector Jayesh Reddy under the Pocso and SC/ST Amendment Act and the investigation was conducted …

Rape Survivor's S. 164 CrPC Statement Before Magistrate Is On Higher Pedestal Than Statement Recorded By IO U/S 161 CrPC: Allahabad HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rape Survivor's S. 164 CrPC Statement Before Magistrate Is On Higher Pedestal Than Statement Recorded By IO U/S 161 CrPC: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the statement made by a rape survivor under Section 164 CrPC before the Magistrate stands on a high pedestal, and a sanctity is attached to such statement recorded during the course of the investigation than that of her statement recorded under Section 161 CrPC by the Investigating Officer. Essentially, the Magistrate Court had …

Four get 20 years imprisonment in 2022 gang-rape case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four get 20 years imprisonment in 2022 gang-rape case

The Hindu  

: The Fast Track Mahila Court at the Combined Court Complex here on Thursday convicted four persons and sentenced them to 20 years of imprisonment in connection with the gang-rape case that took place in Vellore in March 2022. Judge Maheshwari Bhanurekha delivered the verdict, sentencing Santhosh, 22; Bharath, 23; Manikandan, 25; and Santhosh, 24, to 20 years of imprisonment …

Man gets 78-year RI for sexually assaulting girl
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man gets 78-year RI for sexually assaulting girl

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court, which deals with cases relating to atrocities and sexual violence against women and children, sentenced a 32-year-old man to 78 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl. found the accused, a relative of the 11-year-old survivor, guilty of various offences under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Bombay High Court acquits a father convicted of raping his daughter by trial court
2 months ago

Bombay High Court acquits a father convicted of raping his daughter by trial court

Op India  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently acquitted a middle-aged man who was convicted of raping his minor daughter by the trial court. The father looked after the alleged victim and her brother The Judge noted that the complaint was filed 7 years after his wife left the appellant. The judge also took notice of the fact that …

No Father Would Sexually Assault His Daughter And No Daughter Would Level Such Allegations Against Her Father But Mistakes Can Occur: Bombay HC
2 months ago

No Father Would Sexually Assault His Daughter And No Daughter Would Level Such Allegations Against Her Father But Mistakes Can Occur: Bombay HC

Live Law  

While acquitting a 43-year-old man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, the Bombay High Court observed that in ordinary circumstances, a daughter will not level such allegation against her father and even the father will not rape his own daughter. In his December 5, 2024 judgment, which was made available on Wednesday, Justice Sanap observed, "It is true that …

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone
2 months ago

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a convict in a minor's rape case to five years' imprisonment which he already underwent observing it must not be swayed by emotions and follow judicial principles. Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone The verdict paves way for the release of the 40-year-old convict. "I consider a sentence of imprisonment …

Septuagenarian gets 20-yr RI for raping minor girl
2 months ago

Septuagenarian gets 20-yr RI for raping minor girl

Hindustan Times  

In a fast-track special court under POCSO, additional sessions judge Amar Jeet Singh convicted a 70-year-old man for raping a four-year-old girl after luring her with a pack of snacks. The court awarded the convict 20 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. An FIR was lodged against the convict Sham Lal …

Long Delay In Test Identification Parade Coupled With Infirmities Makes The Case Doubtful: Madhya Pradesh HC Sets Aside 2014 Rape Conviction
2 months, 1 week ago

Long Delay In Test Identification Parade Coupled With Infirmities Makes The Case Doubtful: Madhya Pradesh HC Sets Aside 2014 Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Devnarayan Mishra, “ In the present case, delay in identifying the accused in the Court of law when prosecutrix was being examined is fatal to the case of the prosecution. It is also not the case of the prosecution that accused were not arrested in time and therefore, despite the fact …

'Prosecutrix's Testimony Doesn't Inspire Confidence' : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal In Rape Case
2 months, 1 week ago

'Prosecutrix's Testimony Doesn't Inspire Confidence' : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, observed that in rape cases if a conviction is based on the sole evidence of a single witness, even that of the victim herself, such evidence should inspire confidence in the Court. But nevertheless when a person can be convicted on the testimony of a single witness the Courts are bound to be very careful in examining …

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed its surprise at noting that a trial court awarded only a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, although the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence was seven years imprisonment. The Court was also aghast to note that the Gujarat High Court did not …

Kerala Minor Sportsperson Rape Case: 64 Charged Six Arrests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Minor Sportsperson Rape Case: 64 Charged Six Arrests

Op India  

On 10th January, Kerala police stated that they have filed four FIRs against 64 individuals, including classmates and coaches, for allegedly raping a minor sportsperson over two years. The girl, who turned 18 two months ago, was subjected to sexual assault multiple times over the course of two years in Pathanamthitta. Speaking to the media, the police said that in …

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case
3 months ago

'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case

Live Law  

A special POCSO Court in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district last week acquitted suspended judicial officer Jitendra Singh Guliya and his two clerks in connection with a case lodged against them on the allegations of repeatedly sodomising, sexually assaulting a minor boy and also threatening his family members of implicating them in false cases. The Court also took into account the discrepancies …

Himachal: 67-year-old gets 25-year jail for raping minor in Hamirpur
3 months ago

Himachal: 67-year-old gets 25-year jail for raping minor in Hamirpur

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Hamirpur has convicted and awarded 25-year jail to a 67-year-old man for raping a 15-year-old girl. Imposing inadequate sentences will do more harm to the justice system and may lead to a state where the victim loses confidence in the judicial system and resorts to private vengeance,” ruled the court while pronouncing the sentence against the …

'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday denied bail to one Halkaee Ahirwar, who has been accused of committing gang rape against a 14-year-old girl in April this year and making viral a video of the entire incident. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav rejected his bail plea, emphasizing that the victim is an 'innocent' 14-year-old girl and that the …

Man gets life term for raping minor Dalit girl; trial completed in 24 days
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man gets life term for raping minor Dalit girl; trial completed in 24 days

Hindustan Times  

In a record 24-day trial, a Sitapur court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old Dalit girl under the newly enacted Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, police officials said on Wednesday. A Sitapur official stated the incident was reported on October 14 when one Vishal Kashyap, the victim’s neighbour raped her after taking her to a deserted place behind …

Patna High Court Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Victim's Testimony Unreliable
4 months, 1 week ago

Patna High Court Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Victim's Testimony Unreliable

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has acquitted an accused in a rape case, finding the victim's testimony to be unreliable. The Court noted that the victim's statement in court significantly differed from her initial written statement to the police, and there were serious contradictions in both her statement and her conduct, making her untrustworthy. As a result, the Court held that …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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4 months, 1 week ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

Withholding Rape Victim's Medico Legal Report Raises Adverse Presumption Against Prosecution Case: Patna HC Acquits Life Convict After 12 Yrs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Withholding Rape Victim's Medico Legal Report Raises Adverse Presumption Against Prosecution Case: Patna HC Acquits Life Convict After 12 Yrs

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has acquitted a man 12 years after conviction for rape, while observing that withholding a rape victim's medico-legal examination report raises adverse presumption against the prosecution's case. More so, when the informant was examined by doctors at Banka and Bhagalpur hospital withholding the medico legal examination's report raises adverse presumption against the proseuction case. Even suggestion …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that when an adult victim knowingly and willingly consented to sexual relations with a man, the man cannot later be held guilty for committing the offence of rape on the pretext of marriage. The victim lady being an adult was aware of the consequences of such relationship and denial on the part of the …

Minor Among Three Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old In UP’s Bijnor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Minor Among Three Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old In UP’s Bijnor

ABP News  

A minor was taken into custody and two others were arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in a toilet of a market in Bijnor's Kotwali Dehat police station area in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police Ram Arj told PTI the incident occurred while the girl was grazing animals with her mother near a market. The child's …

Benefit Of Doubt Can't Be Given To Accused Citing Absence Of Injuries On Rape Victim's Body: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Benefit Of Doubt Can't Be Given To Accused Citing Absence Of Injuries On Rape Victim's Body: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction in rape case of a 6-year-old victim, observing that "even in the absence of injuries on the body of prosecutrix, the benefit of doubt cannot be granted to the accused. "Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and Justice Kirti Singh observed that, "Crimes involving violence against women must be met with severe …

Serial Rapist on Parole Rapes Daughter, Niece in Chhattisgarh
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Serial Rapist on Parole Rapes Daughter, Niece in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

A 36-year-old rape prisoner has been convicted of raping his 11-year-old daughter and 12-year-old niece in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh. The accused has a history of rapes and took his niece to the forest under the guise of gathering firewood before sexually assaulting her. Despite confiding in one another, the two cousins were so terrified that they dared not approach …

High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Girl's Testimony Being Unshaken
5 months ago

High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Girl's Testimony Being Unshaken

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a 33-year-old trial court order convicting a man for attempting to rape a minor girl. Despite the lengthy cross-examination by the defense, the court found that the girl's statement had not been shaken and that the evidence of the assault had been established through the FSL report.

Trial Judge Upholds Acquittal of 4 Men in 2009 Rape Case
5 months ago

Trial Judge Upholds Acquittal of 4 Men in 2009 Rape Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the acquittal of 4 men in connection with an alleged rape case dating back to 2009. The court found that the victim appeared to be a consenting party based on the evidence presented during trial. The court also referred to the Apex Court's judgment in Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan v. State of Gujarat, (2020), which …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
6 months, 1 week ago

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that pleas challenging the marital rape exception had not been taken due to a day-long hearing in another matter relating to customs appeals today. A batch of pleas were pending in the top court for hearing, including the of plea of AIDWA challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. …

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC
6 months, 1 week ago

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Hindu  

Juvenile accused are being treated “rather too leniently” in the country and the legislature has still not learnt any lessons from the “horrors of Nirbhaya”, the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed while refusing to grant any relief to a rape convict, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime. “This court is …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
6 months, 1 week ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and the life sentence imposed on a 40-year-old man, who was convicted for sexually abusing at least five minor girls.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan upheld the March 29, 2014 judgment of a special court in Thane, which convicted Ramesh Gopnur for raping five minor girls and …

'Injury Bound To Occur If Victim Of Tender Age Is Subjected To Rape': Allahabad HC Acquits Accused In 2001 Rape Case
7 months ago

'Injury Bound To Occur If Victim Of Tender Age Is Subjected To Rape': Allahabad HC Acquits Accused In 2001 Rape Case

Live Law  

On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted an accused who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl in 2001 as it noted that the medical evidence did not show any injury caused to the victim girl. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary noted that at the …

Refusal To Undergo Medical Examination Not Enough To Negate Minor's Accusation Of Rape: Rajasthan High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Refusal To Undergo Medical Examination Not Enough To Negate Minor's Accusation Of Rape: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has made it clear that a minor rape victim's refusal to undergo medical examination alone cannot be the basis to disbelieve the allegations levelled by her. In that view of the matter, if victim had refused to undergo medical examination, her above statement cannot be negated on this basis alone and it cannot be said that …

MP High Court Asks Sessions Judge To Explain Why She Awarded Lesser Than Prescribed Minimum Sentence For Rape
8 months ago

MP High Court Asks Sessions Judge To Explain Why She Awarded Lesser Than Prescribed Minimum Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

In a criminal appeal filed against a rape conviction and for suspension of sentence, Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for an explanation from the Sessions Judge, Dindori, as to why lesser than the minimum prescribed statutory sentence for offence of rape under Section 376 IPC was awarded to the convict. The single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal observed …

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