Sex with Dead Body Not Rape, Rules Chhattisgarh HC
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Sex with Dead Body Not Rape, Rules Chhattisgarh HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In a significant verdict, Chhattisgarh high court has held that sexual intercourse with a dead person cannot considered rape under the law. Delivering the judgement in the case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice of the high court Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Dutta Guru has observed that section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act come into force only when the victim is alive and hence, sexual intercourse with a dead person cannot be considered a rape under the law. The court however remarked that there is no doubt that the offense of raping a dead body committed by the accused is one of the most horrendous crimes one can think of. The court however countered the prosecution stating that there can be no disagreement on the issue that dignity and fair treatment are not only available to a living man but also to a dead body.

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High Court's necrophilia ruling: Sex with dead body horrendous but not rape
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India Today  

Engaging in sexual intercourse with a person's dead body is one of the most horrendous acts one can think of, but the offence does not come under Section 376 of the now-shelved Indian Penal Code or under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed. The High Court made the observation while upholding the …

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Live Law  

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India TV News  

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Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

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Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor

Hindustan Times  

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Karnataka High Court urges legal reforms on 'Necrophilia': What you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court on May 30 acquitted a 22-year-old man accused in a 2015 case of “murdering a 21-year-old woman and engaging in sexual intercourse with her body.” The court cited sections of the Indian Penal Code that do not explicitly address punishment for engaging in “sexual intercourse with a deceased body,” as the law only applies to acts …

Having sex with dead people not punishable in India: Why do people commit necrophilia, which countries criminalise it?
1 year, 6 months ago

Having sex with dead people not punishable in India: Why do people commit necrophilia, which countries criminalise it?

Firstpost  

It might come as a shocker but necrophilia is not considered rape in India. Observing that attendants appointed to guard bodies in mortuaries of many government and private hospitals indulge in “sexual intercourse” on the corpses, it called for the amendment of the Indian Penal Code under the definition of the offence of unnatural sex or introduce a new provision …

Amend S.377 IPC To Punish Sexual Intercourse With Dead Bodies: Karnataka High Court Recommends To Centre
1 year, 6 months ago

Amend S.377 IPC To Punish Sexual Intercourse With Dead Bodies: Karnataka High Court Recommends To Centre

Live Law  

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Amend Laws to Punish Rape of Dead Bodies: Karnataka HC Tells Centre
1 year, 6 months ago

Amend Laws to Punish Rape of Dead Bodies: Karnataka HC Tells Centre

News 18  

The High Court of Karnataka has asked the Centre to amend the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code or bring in new ones criminalizing and providing for punishment for ‘carnal intercourse’ with corpses. A careful reading of the provisions of Section 375 and 377 of the Indian Penal Code make it clear that the dead body cannot be called …

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India Today  

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3 years, 3 months ago

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3 years, 3 months ago

'Sex with wife, even if by force, not rape': Chhattisgarh High Court

Op India  

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Rape accused commits suicide in UP hospital
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India TV News  

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