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 of Delhi have been served a notice asking them to provide protection to the family of a gang-rape victim after the three men convicted of the brutal crime were set free by the Supreme Court. DCW’s move comes two days after India’s Supreme Court acquitted the three convicts in the case known as the Chhawla gang-rape. In 2014 the Delhi high court handed the death penalty to the three, with the judge calling them “predators” who roamed the streets “looking for prey” on the fateful night. Rapists are at large.” According to the federal government’s annual National Crime Records Bureau released in August, a total 428,278 cases of crimes against women were registered in 2021, a 15.3 per cent increase from 2020 when 371,503 cases were recorded, “Kidnapping & Abduction of Women” contributed 17.6 per cent of the cases and “rape” contributed 7.4 per cent.

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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’

Hindustan Times  

When a young woman was gang-raped and left to die on the streets of New Delhi in 2012, a shocked and enraged India vowed that her death would not be in vain, that she would be avenged by not letting this happen to “anyone else”. Protests condemning the RG Kar case continue with doctors taking to the streets to demand …

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?

News 18  

After this fortnight, it is not hard to see why some are demanding speedy punishment, including automatic death sentences for severe crimes against women. A migrant labourer was charged with the crime and sentenced to death, a verdict upheld by the Kerala High Court in May 2024. “Every sinner has a future" There was the startling “every sinner has a …

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 …

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws

Hindustan Times  

The brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College has once again highlighted issues surrounding violence against women, the role of the legal system, and societal attitudes. The history of rape laws in India reveals that public outrage following heinous crimes has often served as a catalyst for legal reforms. The term "rape" …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
5 months ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

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 …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

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: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two

News 18  

In a shocking incident from Rajasthan, around 20 women were allegedly gang-raped on the pretext of employment opportunities in Anganwadi. A case of gang rape was filed against the chairperson of the Sirohi Municipal Council in Rajasthan, Mahendra Mevada, and the former municipal council Commissioner, Mahendra Choudhary. According to an India Today report, they have been accused of gang rape …

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 …

Bilkis Bano thanks Supreme Court
1 year ago

Bilkis Bano thanks Supreme Court

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts who were found guilty of the gangrape and murder of seven members of her family, Bilkis Bano said that “she felt justice” in her reaction to the apex court’s verdict. I thank the honourable Supreme Court of India for giving me, my children and women …

India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang rape case
1 year ago

India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang rape case

Al Jazeera  

Bano, now in her forties, was five months pregnant when she was gang-raped during the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat state. India’s Supreme Court has quashed the remission given to 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murdering her relatives during anti-Muslim riots in the western state of Gujarat in …

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 …

Girl Gang-Raped by Five Men For 20 Days in UP; Accused Absconding
1 year, 2 months ago

Girl Gang-Raped by Five Men For 20 Days in UP; Accused Absconding

News 18  

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by five men for 20 days here, police said on Monday. In her complaint, the survivor said the accused were supported by two women – Saira Begum and Zeba Khan. Circle officer Jitendra Kumar Sargam said, “A woman levelled allegations of abduction and gang-rape against seven people, and after initial investigation, we …

'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 …

Compelling Woman To Continue Unwanted Pregnancy Violates Fundamental Rights: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Relief To Minor Rape Survivor
1 year, 6 months ago

Compelling Woman To Continue Unwanted Pregnancy Violates Fundamental Rights: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Relief To Minor Rape Survivor

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently opined that compelling a woman to continue with ‘unwanted pregnancy’ violates her fundamental rights. While allowing medical termination of pregnancy of an alleged minor rape victim, the Single Judge Bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy observed, “It is by now a well settled principle that compelling a woman to continue with an unwanted pregnancy …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused

India TV News  

Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered: A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Rajasthan’s Bikaner following which two police personnel were suspended for their suspected role in the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The family of the victim has accused three persons of raping the woman which included two police constables, Inspector General of Police Om Prakash said. Family’s allegations …

Court Acquits 21 Policemen Accused of Gang-raping 11 AP Tribal Women
1 year, 9 months ago

Court Acquits 21 Policemen Accused of Gang-raping 11 AP Tribal Women

News 18  

As many as 21 policemen accused of gang-raping 11 Kondh tribal women 16 years ago at a village in Alluri Sitarama Raju district in the state have been acquitted by a Special Court. The trial commenced in Visakhapatnam in 2018 and culminated on Thursday with the XI Additional District and Sessions Judge- cum-Special Court under the SC & ST Act …

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 …

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 …

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court rejects review plea by gangrape survivor against early release of 11 rapists
2 years ago

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court rejects review plea by gangrape survivor against early release of 11 rapists

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 top court rejected a …

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, …

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court: What was the gang-rape case and why were the convicts released?
2 years, 1 month ago

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court: What was the gang-rape case and why were the convicts released?

Firstpost  

Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping her and killing her family in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The convicts were freed on 15 August by the Gujarat government under a previous remission policy Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped her and …

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused
2 years, 1 month ago

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Supreme Court had ordered release of three men - sentenced to death - in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Delhi government is set to challenge the order. Earlier this month, a three-judge Supreme Court bench - headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit - had announced the acquittal of the accused. The …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue
2 years, 3 months ago

SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue

News 18  

Days after the Supreme Court ruled that women who are victims of marital rape are also entitled to a safe and legal abortion, former top court judge Justice AK Sikri has said the latest verdict would pave the way for addressing the issue. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the bench, has made an indication that we have to recognise for the …

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 …

Didn't order release of Bilkis Bano convicts: CJI NV Ramana
2 years, 4 months ago

Didn't order release of Bilkis Bano convicts: CJI NV Ramana

India Today  

The Supreme Court notice was issued today in a plea challenging the release of the 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano rape case. The case was heard today by a bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Vikram Nath. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Vikram Nath were on the bench which had directed …

‘One Who Suffers Knows Better’: Judge Who Convicted 11 Men in Bilkis Bano Case
2 years, 4 months ago

‘One Who Suffers Knows Better’: Judge Who Convicted 11 Men in Bilkis Bano Case

The Quint  

“The judgment was delivered a long time ago. He also said that the decision to grant remission to the 11 convicts has set a "very bad precedent." Now, convicts in other gang rape cases would seek similar reliefs," Justice Salvi was quoted as saying by Bar and Bench. He also remarked that it was ironic that the Gujarat government issued …

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 …

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 7 months ago

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence

Al Jazeera  

While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. “When I interact with the police, they say it was the victim’s fault.” In most cases, an FIR was registered only after the intervention of NGOs and activists, the report said. “They don’t write the story completely …

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 …

India marital rape: Delhi high court’s split verdict sparks outrage after failing to outlaw colonial-era law
2 years, 7 months ago

India marital rape: Delhi high court’s split verdict sparks outrage after failing to outlaw colonial-era law

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 Women’s rights groups in India …

Criminalisation of marital rape: Delhi HC verdict split, matter to be heard by Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Criminalisation of marital rape: Delhi HC verdict split, matter to be heard by Supreme Court

India Today  

Delivering a 1:1 split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, May 11, said that the matter will have to be considered by the Supreme court of India. The court has now granted leave to appeal before the Supreme Court and noted that at least two other high courts have given their …

Rape One Of The Most Barbaric Crimes Against Woman's Holy Body & Soul Of Society: Delhi HC Upholds Conviction Of 3 Of 6 Accused In Gang Rape Case
2 years, 10 months ago

Rape One Of The Most Barbaric Crimes Against Woman's Holy Body & Soul Of Society: Delhi HC Upholds Conviction Of 3 Of 6 Accused In Gang Rape Case

Live Law  

Observing that rape is one of the most barbaric crimes committed against the holy body of a woman and soul of the society, Delhi High Court has upheld conviction and sentence of three accused persons in connection with a gang rape case. "The Courts while trying an accused on the charge of rape, must deal with the case with utmost …

Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case
2 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC upholds conviction of husband, in-laws in forced abortion case

India Today  

The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court recently observed that forcibly aborting the foetus of a woman amounts to cruelty, while upholding the order convicting her husband and in-laws for attempting to murder her. The observation came by the Bench of Justices VK Jadhav and SC More in partly allowing the appeal filed by the husband and his parents against …

Nine years since December 2012 Delhi gang rape: What has changed in India and what needs to change
3 years ago

Nine years since December 2012 Delhi gang rape: What has changed in India and what needs to change

Firstpost  

On 16 December 2012, a 23-year-old medical student was brutally gang-raped in New Delhi, prompting some of the biggest protests we have seen and a change in laws. The incident Nine years ago, on 16 December 2012, a medical student, Jyoti Singh, and her friend stepped onto a private bus from Munirka in New Delhi along with her friend after …

Bombay HC upholds death sentence of watchman convicted for rape, murder of 3-year-old
3 years, 1 month ago

Bombay HC upholds death sentence of watchman convicted for rape, murder of 3-year-old

India Today  

The Bombay High Court upheld the death penalty awarded to a 30-year-old watchman who was accused of raping and killing a three-year-old girl. The HC’s decision came on a day when it commuted the death sentence of three men convicted in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case. The division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithiviraj Chavan confirmed the death penalty …

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 …

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