Benefit of doubt, lapses in trial & more: Why SC acquitted 3 men sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case?
2 years, 2 months ago

Benefit of doubt, lapses in trial & more: Why SC acquitted 3 men sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case?

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three men facing the death penalty for the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012. A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justices Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi, set aside the order of conviction passed by the trial court and Delhi High Court and directed them to be set free if not required in any other case. MANY GLARING LAPSES HAVE BEEN NOTICED DURING COURSE OF TRIAL The court observed that material witnesses examined by the prosecution were not either cross-examined or adequately examined. While pointing out the ‘glaring lapses noticed during trial’, the court said that out of the 49 witnesses examined by the prosecution, 10 material witnesses were not cross-examined and many other important witnesses were not adequately cross-examined by the defence counsel. COURTS DID NOT EXAMINE UNDERLYING BASIS OF FINDINGS IN DNA REPORTS The Supreme Court noted that neither the trial court nor the high court examined the underlying basis of the findings in the DNA reports.

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Supreme Court to hear appeals against acquittal in Nithari killings in March
2 days, 15 hours ago

Supreme Court to hear appeals against acquittal in Nithari killings in March

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will hear the appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the Nithari killings on March 25. The bench, also comprising justice Augustine George Masih, directed the top court’s registry to provide the digitised trial court records on the scheduled date of hearing as Koli’s lawyers sought to rely on the same to highlight procedural delays in …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
3 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

Live Mint  

The apex court criticised the verdict last year and termed some of the high court's observations “highly objectionable and completely unwarranted.” The Supreme Court of India has today restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court, which in its judgement asked adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges", …

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Tuesday
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at R.G. Kolkata rape-murder case: A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the matter on Tuesday. Follow LIVE updates on Kolkata rape-murder case The Supreme Court's intervention comes in the wake of mounting public pressure and …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court
9 months ago

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Expressing serious displeasure over disclosure of identity of a minor rape victim in the deposition sheet at a trial court, a single judge bench of the Orissa High Court has directed the Registry, with the permission of Chief Justice, to circulate his judgment specifying the norms among the subordinate judiciary while dealing with such cases. The single judge bench …

Delhi HC acquits four in gangrape case
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC acquits four in gangrape case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday acquitted four men sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for allegedly abducting and gangraping a woman in 2018, saying the investigation was not upto the mark. Allowing the appeal filed by the four men challenging the trial court’s judgment, the high court said no incriminating word had been said by …

How did India’s Supreme Court send Bilkis Bano’s rapists back to jail?
1 year ago

How did India’s Supreme Court send Bilkis Bano’s rapists back to jail?

Al Jazeera  

Modi’s government had helped set 11 convicted rapists free two years ago. India’s Supreme Court on Monday restored life prison sentences for 11 men who had raped a Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano, during the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002. The decision came after Bano and other petitioners challenged a decision by the Gujarat government, backed by Prime Minister Narendra …

Can women be accused of rape? Supreme Court to examine
1 year, 1 month ago

Can women be accused of rape? Supreme Court to examine

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether women can be accused of rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. Currently, the law in question begins with “A man is said to commit ‘rape’â€æ” and subsequently outlines various conditions under which a man can be accused of rape by a woman. While hearing a plea by a …

'False Allegation Of Rape Causes Distress & Humiliation To Accused': Supreme Court Acquits Man After 23 Years In Rape Case
1 year, 2 months 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 …

‘Violative Of Privacy Right Of The Infant’: Chhattisgarh High Court Rejects Applications Seeking DNA Test Of Child Born Out Of Gang Rape
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Violative Of Privacy Right Of The Infant’: Chhattisgarh High Court Rejects Applications Seeking DNA Test Of Child Born Out Of Gang Rape

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently rejected applications filed by two men, accused of committing gang rape on a minor girl, for conducting DNA test of the child born to the victim subsequent to the gang rape. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Radhakishan Agrawal held the demand for DNA test as a violation of the …

"No Evidence" : Supreme Court Acquits Two Men Accused In 26 Year Old Rape Case
1 year, 5 months ago

"No Evidence" : Supreme Court Acquits Two Men Accused In 26 Year Old Rape Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court acquitted two men accused in a rape case observing that there was no evidence brought on record to connect them with the offence.Avtar Singh, Sohan Lal and Gian Singh were accused of raping the prosecutrix. The Supreme Court acquitted two men accused in a rape case observing that there was no evidence brought on record to connect …

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 17 Yrs, Says Non-Compliance With Section 313 CrPC Prejudiced Accused
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 17 Yrs, Says Non-Compliance With Section 313 CrPC Prejudiced Accused

Live Law  

While setting aside a rape conviction handed down 17 years ago, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court highlighted a crucial failure on the part of the Trial Court to adhere to the mandatory procedure outlined in Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It emphasized that convicting the appellant-accused solely based on incriminating evidence, without providing an opportunity …

Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Of Death Row Convicts; Dismisses Review Petitions
1 year, 9 months ago

Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Of Death Row Convicts; Dismisses Review Petitions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions against the acquittal of the three persons who were sentenced to death for the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela Trivedi dismissed the review petitions filed by the Delhi Police …

Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 35 Years Ago; Says Conviction Resulted In 'Travesty Of Justice'
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 35 Years Ago; Says Conviction Resulted In 'Travesty Of Justice'

Live Law  

"In our considered view, the courts below have seriously erred in passing the order of conviction based on incorrect and incomplete appreciation of evidence, causing serious prejudice to the accused, also resulting into travesty of justice", a bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol stated after finding serious deficiencies in the case built on circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court …

Delhi: Man acquitted by SC in the Chhawla gang rape case arrested for killing auto-rickshaw driver
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi: Man acquitted by SC in the Chhawla gang rape case arrested for killing auto-rickshaw driver

Op India  

On February 4, Delhi Police said in a statement that they have arrested a man identified as 35-year-old Vinod for involvement in the murder of an auto-rickshaw driver. The direction in which Vinod went was not covered by any CCTV camera, so his further movement could not be traced.” Deputy Commissioner of Police Dwarka, M Harshawardhan, told news agency ANI …

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged
2 years, 1 month ago

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged

Hindustan Times  

Nearly a month after the Supreme Court acquitted three men convicted by lower court in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the family has now sought review of the order. Last month, a three-judge bench headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said, “Having regard to the totality of circumstances and the evidence on record, …

Chhawla Rape Case: Only a Better Investigation Procedure Can Lead to Justice
2 years, 1 month ago

Chhawla Rape Case: Only a Better Investigation Procedure Can Lead to Justice

The Quint  

With the Supreme Court's exoneration of the men, the question that emerges is if not the three accused, then who raped, brutalised, and murdered the 19-year-old? The unsavoury investigation by the Delhi police in the Chhawla Rape case has proven to be an inescapable hurdle in the journey of justice for the victim. In the case of State of Gujrat …

Kathua gangrape: SC holds accused adult, not to be tried as juvenile
2 years, 1 month ago

Kathua gangrape: SC holds accused adult, not to be tried as juvenile

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the sensational gang-rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile and now can be tried afresh as an adult for the offences. The top court also held that medical opinion regarding the age of an accused cannot be brushed …

Chhawla gang-rape: Women’s body orders protection for family of victim after men on death row walk free
2 years, 1 month ago

Chhawla gang-rape: Women’s body orders protection for family of victim after men on death row walk free

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 Police in the Indian capital …

2012 Chhawla rape case: DCW takes suo moto cognizance for safety, welfare of victim’s family
2 years, 2 months ago

2012 Chhawla rape case: DCW takes suo moto cognizance for safety, welfare of victim’s family

India TV News  

Chhawla rape case 2012: Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday took a suo moto cognizance for the welfare of the family of the deceased 19-year-old girl and wrote to Delhi DCP Headquarters seeking information regarding security to the family and details of steps taken to ensure their safety. Wouldn't this boost the morale of the rapist?” SC acquits 3 rape …

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that he spoke to Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and assured justice for a 19-year-old rape victim who hailed from the state, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted three men sentenced to death for her 2012 gang rape and murder. “I have spoken to advocate Charu Khanna, who is handling …

Chhawla case: Supreme Court acquits 3 men facing death for 2012 gang rape
2 years, 2 months ago

Chhawla case: Supreme Court acquits 3 men facing death for 2012 gang rape

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, citing glaring lapses in the investigation and trial of the case, leading to serious doubts in the minds of the top court judges. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said, “Having regard …

2012 Chhawla rape case: SC acquits 3 men who were sentenced death penalty by Delhi court
2 years, 2 months ago

2012 Chhawla rape case: SC acquits 3 men who were sentenced death penalty by Delhi court

India TV News  

2012 Chhawla rape case: The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012. In 2014, a trial court awarded the death penalty to the three accused, terming the case “rarest-of-rare”. When she didn't return home, her parents lodged a missing person report, the …

'Accused deprived of fair trial': SC acquits 3 sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case
2 years, 2 months ago

'Accused deprived of fair trial': SC acquits 3 sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three convicts who were sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012. Speaking about the trial court order, the Supreme Court said the courts cannot convict the accused on the basis of moral conviction or suspicion alone. However, the law does not permit …

Death Sentence Imposed Without Any Shred Of Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl
2 years, 3 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 …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, September 16, 2022, sought a response from the government on appeals to criminalise marital rape. During the brief hearing, All India Democratic Women's Association, represented by advocate Karuna Nundy, said both judges in the Bench in the Delhi High Court had agreed that the case raised a substantial question of law which required an authoritative …

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 3 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

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 …

Criminalisation of marital rape | Appeal filed in Supreme Court against Delhi High Court's split verdict
2 years, 7 months ago

Criminalisation of marital rape | Appeal filed in Supreme Court against Delhi High Court's split verdict

The Hindu  

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court appealing against the Delhi High Court’s split verdict in the marital rape case. The judges of the High Court has differed on the cardinal issue whether men can face the charge of rape for forcing themselves on their wives. While Justice Shakdher, who headed the High Court Bench, favoured striking down the …

Marital rape: Appeal filed in SC against Delhi HC’s split verdict
2 years, 7 months ago

Marital rape: Appeal filed in SC against Delhi HC’s split verdict

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s split verdict on a bunch of pleas seeking to criminalise marital rape. Khushboo Saifi moved the appeal through her counsel days after the high court last week gave the verdict while referring the matter to the Supreme Court for an authoritative decision. Both the …

Delhi HC Delivers Split Verdict on Criminalising Marital Rape, Case Goes to Supreme Court Next
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Delivers Split Verdict on Criminalising Marital Rape, Case Goes to Supreme Court Next

News 18  

A two-judge bench of Delhi High Court pronounced split verdict on criminalising marital rape on Wednesday, leaving the law unchanged for now. Justice Rajiv Shakdher ruled in favour of criminalising marital rape while Justice Hari Shankar disagreed. The much-debated issue of criminalising marital rape will go to the Supreme Court now that the two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court …

Breaking: Supreme Court Acquits Three Death Row Convicts, Holds Prosecution Utterly Failed To Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt
3 years ago

Breaking: Supreme Court Acquits Three Death Row Convicts, Holds Prosecution Utterly Failed To Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court acquitted three murder accused who were sentenced to death by the Trial Court and the Allahabad High Court.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna observed that the prosecution utterly failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.Momin Khan was accused of murdering his parents, brother and other relatives following a property. The …

Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence
3 years, 1 month ago

Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence

India Today  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court observed that the three convicts in the Shakti Mills rape case did not deserve any leniency for the heinous acts they had committed. In its 108-page detailed order, the High Court interpreted Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code, the procedure of law to be followed by a constitutional court and assimilation of a …

Delhi rape & murder: A case of double discrimination, says Dalit activist Riya Singh
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi rape & murder: A case of double discrimination, says Dalit activist Riya Singh

India Today  

The alleged gang rape, murder and forced cremation of a nine-year-old Dalit girl by the accused at Nangal village in Delhi's Cantonment area have sparked outrage. India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to Riya Singh of ‘Dalit Women Fight’ who said it’s a case of double discrimination. In last year’s Bois Locker Room case, the NCW responded so …

SC Takes Exception to Chhattisgarh High Court's Verdict Mentioning Victim's Name in Rape Case
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Takes Exception to Chhattisgarh High Court's Verdict Mentioning Victim's Name in Rape Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court has taken exception to a judgement delivered by a sessions court in Chhattisgarh in which the rape victim's name was mentioned and said that all subordinate courts should be careful while dealing with such matters. The apex court said this in the order by which it rejected the plea filed by a convict who was challenging the …

Accuracy Of DNA Test Result Cannot Be Doubted Unless The Procedure Is Shown To Be Compromised: Tripura HC Dismisses Rape Convict's Appeal [Read Judgment]
4 years, 2 months ago

Accuracy Of DNA Test Result Cannot Be Doubted Unless The Procedure Is Shown To Be Compromised: Tripura HC Dismisses Rape Convict's Appeal [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Unless the procedure is compromised, the accuracy of DNA test result cannot be doubted, the Tripura High Court observed while dismissing appeal filed by a man convicted for raping a minor girl.Bahadur Debbarma, the convict, had contended that mere determination of parentage would not be sufficient to record conviction of the accused for rape. Unless the procedure is compromised, the …

Rape cases where Supreme Court moved the wheels of justice
5 years, 1 month ago

Rape cases where Supreme Court moved the wheels of justice

India TV News  

A raging debate has engaged people from all walks of life after news broke of the encounter on Friday morning of all four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad. However, many rape cases have surfaced in recent times where the Supreme Court had to intervene to move the wheels of justice. …

Supreme Court dismisses review plea of Coimbatore rape-murder convict
5 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses review plea of Coimbatore rape-murder convict

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed the death penalty of a convict for “horribly” gangraping a 10-year-old girl and killing her along with her brother in Coimbatore in 2010. The top court had last month stayed the execution of convict Manoharan and said it would hear arguments on his plea seeking review of its August 1 verdict which had confirmed …

[ Rape & Murder ] Accused Cannot Be Convicted Merely Because Extra Judicial Confession Is Proved: SC [Read Order]
5 years, 2 months ago

[ Rape & Murder ] Accused Cannot Be Convicted Merely Because Extra Judicial Confession Is Proved: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court acquitted a young man who spent about thirteen years in jail after he was convicted in a rape and murder case.The bench comprising Justice set aside the concurrent conviction by the High Court and the Trial Court and observed that the prosecution has failed to prove other circumstances apart from an extra judicial confession relied upon by …

(Rape) Conviction Cannot Be Solely Based On Statements Made To Police U/s 154/161 CrPC: SC [Read Order]
5 years, 2 months ago

(Rape) Conviction Cannot Be Solely Based On Statements Made To Police U/s 154/161 CrPC: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while acquitting a rape accused, observed that the conviction of an accused cannot be based solely on a statement of the witnesses recorded by the Police under Section 161 or 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. But the Trial Court convicted the accused relying upon the statements recorded under Sections 154 and 161 of the Code …

Applying 'Residual Doubt Theory', SC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded For Rape-Murder Of Minor [Read Judgment]
5 years, 3 months ago

Applying 'Residual Doubt Theory', SC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded For Rape-Murder Of Minor [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday applied "residual doubt theory" to commute the death penalty awarded to a person for rape and murder of a 13 year old girl.As per this theory, a higher standard of proof than used at the conviction stage is used to assess whether the convict deserves death penalty.The bench of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, R. Subhash …

Murder & Gang Rape Of Mentally Ill Woman: SC Stays Execution Of 7 Men Sentenced To Death [Read Order]
5 years, 6 months ago

Murder & Gang Rape Of Mentally Ill Woman: SC Stays Execution Of 7 Men Sentenced To Death [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed execution of seven death row convicts accused of accused of gang rape of a mentally ill woman in Rohtak.The bench comprising the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta granted leave in the special leave petition filed by the seven persons whose death sentence was affirmed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in …

'Justified': Bombay HC upholds death for repeat rape offenders
5 years, 7 months ago

'Justified': Bombay HC upholds death for repeat rape offenders

India TV News  

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the Indian Penal Code's section providing for either life sentence or death penalty for repeat rape offences. Section 376E - added in 2013 as one of the amendments after the horrific Delhi December 2012 gang-rape and murder case - says that if a person has …

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