High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Girl's Testimony Being Unshaken
2 months, 2 weeks 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.

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'Fictitious Evidence': Rajasthan Court Acquits Suspended Judicial Officer, His Clerks In Minor Boy Sexual Assault Case
2 weeks, 2 days 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
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Patna High Court Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Victim's Testimony Unreliable
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 4 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 …

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

Sexual harassment cases can’t be quashed even if accused, survivor patch up: Supreme Court
2 months ago

Sexual harassment cases can’t be quashed even if accused, survivor patch up: Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The verdict, which was reserved way back in October 2023, came in a matter that dealt with the question of whether a High Court, in exercise of its powers under Section 482 CrPC, can quash a sexual harassment case based on compromise between the accused and the survivor. Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Rajasthan High Court’s decision to quash …

33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order
3 months, 2 weeks ago

33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order

Live Law  

While overturning a decision acquitting a man accused of murdering his first wife, the Rajasthan High Court observed that the trial court in its 1992 order had ignored the testimonies of the eyewitnesses due to minor contradictions as well as corroborative evidence, which was a patent error in law. The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Munnuri …

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. …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 4 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
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man
4 months, 3 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", …

Refusal To Undergo Medical Examination Not Enough To Negate Minor's Accusation Of Rape: Rajasthan High Court
5 months, 1 week 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 …

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
5 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Claims She Concocted Case To 'Get Rid Of Husband'
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Claims She Concocted Case To 'Get Rid Of Husband'

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to an accused charged for rape under IPC as well as POCSO Act, primarily looking at a representation made by the prosecutrix to the Superintendent of Police that revealed that the rape case was merely a façade created by her to malign her own image so that her husband abandons her. For this …

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
6 months, 1 week ago

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Patna High Court while deciding on a criminal appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 3 POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and under Section 376 IPC for rape, observed, The appellant claimed that he was falsely implicated for extortion of money and getting the victim married to him. However, the Court acquitted the appellant under Section 3 …

MP High Court Allows Termination Of Minor's Pregnancy After Her Parents Declare They Won't Turn Hostile In Rape Trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MP High Court Allows Termination Of Minor's Pregnancy After Her Parents Declare They Won't Turn Hostile In Rape Trial

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted permission for the termination of a 14-year-old girl's pregnancy following a statement from her parents affirming that they would not turn hostile during the trial against the rape accused.A bench of Justice GS Ahluwalia also added that the victim would undergo an abortion at the risk and cost of the parents and that …

Prosecutrix's Testimony Concerning Factum Of Occurrence & Persons Involved Ought To Be Scrutinized Before Basing Conviction On It: J&K High Court
7 months ago

Prosecutrix's Testimony Concerning Factum Of Occurrence & Persons Involved Ought To Be Scrutinized Before Basing Conviction On It: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Highlighting the importance of a consistent and credible narrative from the prosecutrix in rape cases the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that courts must undertake a rigorous scrutiny of a prosecutrix's testimony before reliance can be placed on it. Additionally, the investigating officer did not examine the victim's brother, who allegedly rescued her, or the …

MP high court allows medical termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor
7 months, 3 weeks ago

MP high court allows medical termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor

Hindustan Times  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed medical termination of pregnancy of a minor rape survivor saying that court can’t remain a “silent spectator” to the agony of a minor. Division bench of chief justice Ravi Malimath and justice Vishal Mishra on Monday allowed the medical termination, five days after the single bench of the same …

India’s top court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort at 30 weeks to ‘protect her mental well-being’
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

'Case Of Betrayal Of Trust': Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Life Sentence For Man Who Repeatedly Raped Minor Daughter
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Case Of Betrayal Of Trust': Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Life Sentence For Man Who Repeatedly Raped Minor Daughter

Live Law  

Calling it a case where 'trust was betrayed' and 'social values were impaired', the Chhattisgarh High Court last week upheld the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for a man guilty of repeatedly raping his own daughter for 3 years. Consequently, it was submitted that the trial court's verdict solely based on the victim's testimony is untenable and hence, the …

Name Of Minor Rape Victim Disclosed In Investigation & Trial: Rajasthan High Court Directs Sensitisation Program For Police, Judicial Officers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Name Of Minor Rape Victim Disclosed In Investigation & Trial: Rajasthan High Court Directs Sensitisation Program For Police, Judicial Officers

Live Law  

Expressing concern about a situation where the identity of a rape victim was disclosed during investigation and trial, Rajasthan High Court has proposed an exercise of sensitization for the police officers and judicial officers to ensure that such instances do not repeat. “In this background, the court feels that an exercise of sensitization of the police officers and judicial officers …

Rajasthan HC Stays Coercive Action Against Judicial Magistrate Accused Of Asking Rape Victim To Strip, Asks Media Not To Sensationalise Issue
9 months ago

Rajasthan HC Stays Coercive Action Against Judicial Magistrate Accused Of Asking Rape Victim To Strip, Asks Media Not To Sensationalise Issue

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court today stayed coercive action till May 27 against a Judicial Magistrate who is facing an FIR for allegedly asking a Rape survivor to strip and show her injuries, last month. Appearing for the petitioner-association, Advocate Deepak Chauhan also drew the attention of the High Court towards the articles published in newspapers related to the alleged incident …

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 …

Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries
9 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries

Live Law  

An FIR has been lodged against a Judicial Magistrate in Rajasthan alleging that he asked a Dalit gang rape survivor to strip in the court to show her injuries. According to Hindustan Times, the survivor had filed a complaint on March 30 alleging that the Hindaun Court Magistrate Ravindra Kumar “asked her to strip in order to see her injuries.” …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, considering that he belonged to a marginalised part of the society.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "No doubt that the act as such is horrific and there can be no sympathy shown …

Rajasthan High Court Quashes POCSO Case On Being Informed Of Victim's Marriage With Accused
11 months ago

Rajasthan High Court Quashes POCSO Case On Being Informed Of Victim's Marriage With Accused

Live Law  

Recently, Rajasthan High Court decided to rescind criminal proceedings against a POCSO accused, after being informed that the victim/survivor is living a happily married life with the former. Before quashing the rape case ongoing before Jaipur Metropolitan I Special Judge, the single judge bench of Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal observed that the survivor herself has stated before the court about …

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence imposed on a man accused of allegedly committing sexual assault on his neighbour on the false promise to marry. Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the prosecution had failed to prove the age of the victim girl to constitute an offence under the Prevention of Children From Sexual Offences Act. …

Have Deleted Tweet Disclosing Identity Of Minor Rape Victim: Rahul Gandhi To Delhi High Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Have Deleted Tweet Disclosing Identity Of Minor Rape Victim: Rahul Gandhi To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he has taken down his tweet allegedly disclosing the identity and sensitive details about the minor girl, who was raped and murdered in 2021.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was also informed by the counsel appearing for X, formerly Twitter, …

Rajasthan: Minor girl allegedly gang-raped, blackmailed; 3 booked
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Minor girl allegedly gang-raped, blackmailed; 3 booked

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: A 15-year-old minor girl was gang-raped by three men who left her in front of a liquor shop in Ladnu in Rajasthan’s Didwana Kuchaman district after the incident, police said on Friday. The incident came into the light following a complaint from the girl’s father, who lodged a complaint at the local police station in Ladnu on Friday night …

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. …

POCSO Act | Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Convict's Life Sentence Based On Solely Testimony Of 13-Yr Old Victim
1 year, 1 month ago

POCSO Act | Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Convict's Life Sentence Based On Solely Testimony Of 13-Yr Old Victim

Live Law  

Basing the proof of charge on solitary, unblemished testimony of the victim, the Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld conviction and life imprisonment of a man for committing rape upon a 13-year old girl in Haryana. The Division Bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep Tiwari rejected the contention that testimony of the victim lost credibility because her mother …

Rajasthan horror: Drunk man rapes 5-year-old daughter in Jaisalmer, arrested
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan horror: Drunk man rapes 5-year-old daughter in Jaisalmer, arrested

India Today  

A 32-year-old man was arrested by the police in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer for allegedly raping his five-year-old daughter under the influence of alcohol on Wednesday, October 4. Jaisalmer’s Superintendent of Police Vikas Sangwan, while speaking to the media about the case, said that the accused had been arrested by the police under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and …

S.34(2) POCSO Act Mandatory, Trial Court Bound To Determine Victim's Age When Issue Raised By Accused: Patna High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

S.34(2) POCSO Act Mandatory, Trial Court Bound To Determine Victim's Age When Issue Raised By Accused: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has overturned conviction in a case involving sexual offenses against a minor due to the failure of the trial court to determine the victim's age, after an issue in that regard was raised by the accused. The Court emphasized that it is the trial court's duty to ascertain the age of the victim, especially when it …

'Can't Compel Rape Survivor To Continue With Pregnancy': Gujarat High Court Allows Minor Girl To Abort Over 19-Week Pregnancy
1 year, 3 months ago

'Can't Compel Rape Survivor To Continue With Pregnancy': Gujarat High Court Allows Minor Girl To Abort Over 19-Week Pregnancy

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court today allowed the medical termination of a minor rape survivor's 19-week pregnancy while noting that a victim can not be allowed to continue with her pregnancy if she is unwilling.The bench of Justice Samir J. Dave observed thus while dealing with the plea moved by the elder sister of the 16-year-old rape victim seeking to terminate …

'No Higher Insult To A Woman Than Trying To Touch Her Dignity': Gujarat HC Allows Abortion Plea Of Girl Allegedly Raped By Father
1 year, 4 months ago

'No Higher Insult To A Woman Than Trying To Touch Her Dignity': Gujarat HC Allows Abortion Plea Of Girl Allegedly Raped By Father

Live Law  

Allowing a plea filed by a 12-year-old, who was allegedly raped by her father, to abort her nearly 27-week pregnancy, the Gujarat High Court today observed that there is no higher insult to a woman than trying to touch her dignity. Calling the case as shocking and painful, the bench of Justice Samir J. Dave, quoting from 'Durga Saptashati', observed …

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 …

'How Can You Force Rape Survivor to Undergo Pregnancy?' SC Allows Abortion Plea
1 year, 4 months ago

'How Can You Force Rape Survivor to Undergo Pregnancy?' SC Allows Abortion Plea

The Quint  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, 21 August, observed that compelling a woman to carry a child conceived through rape goes against the fundamental principles of the Constitution of India. The top court made this statement while granting approval for the termination of pregnancy for a 25-year-old rape survivor who had filed a plea. After 26 weeks, she approached the high …

Rajasthan: Minor girl raped by brother in Pali; Suspect sent to judicial custody
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Minor girl raped by brother in Pali; Suspect sent to judicial custody

Hindustan Times  

A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court in Rajasthan’s Pali on Friday sent a man, who allegedly raped his younger sister for over three years, to judicial custody. The girl told police that she had shared the incident with her mother but she forced her to avoid any action and ignored the matter. According to police, the girl shared …

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 …

16-year-old capable of making decision on sexual intercourse: Meghalaya High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

16-year-old capable of making decision on sexual intercourse: Meghalaya High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Meghalaya Hight Court quashed a First Information Report pertaining to sexual assault on a minor stating that a 16-year-old was capable of making her own conscious decisions regarding the act of sexual intercourse. Meghalaya Hight Court The bench of Justice W. Diengdoh was hearing a plea which was seeking quashing of an FIR which was registered under Protection of …

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape
1 year, 8 months ago

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape

Hindustan Times  

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday convicted a 57-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigourous imprisonment and a penalty of ₹50,000 for raping a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur in 2021, people familiar with the matter said. According to the officials close to developments, Dayaram Jatav, a native of a village under Nagar …

Rajasthan: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case

Hindustan Times  

A man was awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur for allegedly sodomising a minor child, people familiar with the matter said. Special public prosecutor Maharaj Singh Sinsinwar said justice Akhlesh Kumar of the POCSO court number-2 in his verdict convicted the accused and awarded him 20 …

Bombay High Court upholds 10-yr sentence of man who sexually assaulted girl-child
1 year, 9 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds 10-yr sentence of man who sexually assaulted girl-child

India Today  

Holding that "a little girl of 3-½ years, who is not even introduced to her own organs, cannot be expected to give an exact description of her private parts," the Bombay High Court has upheld a 10-year sentence against a Mumbai man. READ | Bombay High Court allows anticipatory bail to police constable accused of rape On the afternoon of …

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with an order of the Rajasthan High Court quashing a FIR registered against a 22-year old over a physical relationship with a 16-year old girl which led to her pregnancy and child birth.Taking note of the consistent stand of the girl that she had 'consented' to the relationship, the birth of a …

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations
1 year, 11 months ago

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a trial court order denying the accused opportunity to examine a police inspector in a rape case. The trial court had also observed that unless and until she is not examined by the court, the statement recorded under Section 161 of Cr.P.C. Before the registration of rape case, the victim's brother had lodged the …

Mumbai court acquits man accused of touching minor girl's chest six years ago
1 year, 11 months ago

Mumbai court acquits man accused of touching minor girl's chest six years ago

India Today  

A special Pocso court in Mumbai acquitted a 25-year-old man, who was accused of taking a girl away from her home and touching her chest six years ago. While acquitting the man, special judge Kalpana Patil said that there was a delay in disclosing the incident by the victim and that the alleged minor victim used to take intoxicants. The …

Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of Pregnancy Of 26 Weeks
2 years, 1 month ago

Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of Pregnancy Of 26 Weeks

Live Law  

Allowing a 17-year-old rape victim to get her pregnancy of 26 weeks terminated at a hospital, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the child, if born, would be a reminder of trauma and agony for the minor.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj in the ruling said, "As an unwanted child, the member is also likely to either live a …

DC Edit | Crack down on two-finger test
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Crack down on two-finger test

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court’s decision to declare a medical practitioner who conducts a two-finger test on a rape survivor guilty of misconduct will hopefully end the obnoxious practice which the top court had initially prohibited in 2013 while dealing with the “Nirbhaya” case. It is also noteworthy that the Supreme Court has reiterated that a woman’s sexual history is wholly immaterial …

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