Articles for False Rape

J&K High Court Allows Re-Recording Of S.164 Cr.PC Statement After Woman Says She Was Pressurised To Implicate Party In False Rape Case
1 week ago

J&K High Court Allows Re-Recording Of S.164 Cr.PC Statement After Woman Says She Was Pressurised To Implicate Party In False Rape Case

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that the statement recorded before the magistrate can be re-recorded and there is no bar under section 164 CRPC for recording the statement of a witness more than once. The above ruling came when the petitioner made a request for re-recording of her statement stating that her first S.164 Crpc statement was not …

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025
1 week, 3 days ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025

Live Law  

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw 89 to 2025 LiveLaw 96 Nominal Index: Ramesh Potdar vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw 89 Rahim Khan Sandu Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 90 Kailash Mehar Singh Kher vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 91 Ramadas KS vs. TISS & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw 92 Pushpa W/O Virendra Ganediwala vs. High Court Of Judicature Of …

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Bombay High Court Asks DGP To Consider Man's Complaint About Cop & Women Lawyers Running 'False Rape Cases' Racket
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Bombay High Court Asks DGP To Consider Man's Complaint About Cop & Women Lawyers Running 'False Rape Cases' Racket

Live Law  

Observing that even genuine cases of rape get affected because of 'false rape cases', the Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Director General of Police, Maharashtra to consider the representation of a Navi Mumbai-based man, who has sought an enquiry against a police officer, who has been 'instrumental' in lodging false rape cases against 'innocent men' at the behest …

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‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’
1 month ago

‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’

Hindustan Times  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has quashed an FIR accusing a 24-year-old man of rape, saying that the complainant cannot claim her consent for a physical relationship was taken on the pretext of marriage if she was already married to another man. ‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’ The accused, who …

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Jay-Z files a fresh motion to dismiss rape lawsuit against him, accuses plaintiff's claims are…
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jay-Z files a fresh motion to dismiss rape lawsuit against him, accuses plaintiff's claims are…

Hindustan Times  

Jay-Z is once again seeking to have a civil lawsuit filed against him dismissed, as he battles allegations of rape dating back to 2000. The rapper, born Shawn Carter, is named alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in a lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe, who claims the two music moguls sexually assaulted her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in …

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False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App
3 months, 3 weeks ago

False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App

Live Law  

Observing that “there cannot be promise of marriage held on to a lady, who was already married,” the Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case registered against a man by a woman whom he met on 'bumble app' where the woman had in her profile projected herself to be a divorced lady. The complainant was already married and had projected …

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Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Making False Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Or Rape Against Husband’s Family Members Is An Act Of Extremely Cruelty: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that making false allegations of dowry harassment or rape against the husband’s family members is an act of extreme cruelty for which there can be no condonation. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a family court order which held a husband as entitled to divorce from …

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Woman uses false rape case to extort ₹2L in Noida; arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

Woman uses false rape case to extort ₹2L in Noida; arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 27-year-old woman was arrested in Noida on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to extort ₹2 lakh from a 30-year-old man by threatening to file a false rape case against him. Upon questioning the man accused by the woman, police discovered that she was attempting to extort money from him based on the complaint she had filed against him at the …

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56% cases of crimes against women in Rajasthan false, says CM Gehlot
2 years, 6 months ago

56% cases of crimes against women in Rajasthan false, says CM Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Asserting that free registration of the first information report was the main reason behind the increased number of cases in Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said more than half of the cases of crimes against women are false. Addressing newspersons after attending a programme at Rajasthan Police Academy, Gehlot said Rajasthan has a policy of free registration of …

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No One Would Level False Rape Allegations In Conservative, Non-Permissive Society Like India: Kerala High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

No One Would Level False Rape Allegations In Conservative, Non-Permissive Society Like India: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

While reiterating the settled law on conviction based on sole testimony of prosecutrix in a rape case, the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed,"In the conservative, tradition bound, non-permissive society like that of ours, none would make a false accusation of rape; braving ostracism, loss of face, social stigma and shame. While reiterating the settled law on conviction based on …

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DCP reacts as Ekta Kapoor calls rape allegations against Pearl V Puri false: 'There is proof against him'
3 years, 9 months ago

DCP reacts as Ekta Kapoor calls rape allegations against Pearl V Puri false: 'There is proof against him'

Hindustan Times  

Television actor Pearl V Puri was arrested by the Mumbai Police on Friday on allegations of raping a minor. Ekta Kapoor had earlier defended her friend, actor Pearl V Puri. In a long note after Pearl's arrest, Ekta had written that it was 'the absolute low of human depravity'. After various calls with the child‘s/girl’s mother, who openly said that …

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Kerala High Court Directs Police Action Against Woman Who Made False Rape Complaint After Consensual Sex
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Directs Police Action Against Woman Who Made False Rape Complaint After Consensual Sex

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the police to take expeditious legal action against a woman for making a false rape complaint against a man after having consensual sex with him.The woman had lodged a complaint that a junior health inspector had forcibly raped her while she was under quarantine for COVID-19. The Kerala High Court on Monday directed …

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Let’s face it: the new ‘consent condom’ won’t prevent rape – but it will protect men from rape allegations
5 years, 11 months ago

Let’s face it: the new ‘consent condom’ won’t prevent rape – but it will protect men from rape allegations

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Consent culture – or, as most women like to call it, “the concept that men might …

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Six held for extorting money from Karnal man after filing false rape case
6 years, 5 months ago

Six held for extorting money from Karnal man after filing false rape case

Hindustan Times  

Six people, including three women, have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a Karnal resident after filing a false rape case against his son. Karnal civil lines police station house officer Mohan Lal said that complainant Khurshid, a resident of Karnal, had alleged that the accused had filed a rape case against son, Rizwan, and were demanding money to …

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Bidaai co-star Ashita Dhawan defends Alok Nath, says rape allegation is false
6 years, 5 months ago

Bidaai co-star Ashita Dhawan defends Alok Nath, says rape allegation is false

India Today  

Television actress Ashita Dhawan, who played the role of Malti in TV show Bidaai, has come out in support of her co-star and veteran actor Alok Nath. She doesn't agree to Vinta Nanda's allegations against Alok and defends him by saying that these claims are completely false. Nanda, writer-producer of the ahead-of-its-time 1990s' show Tara, has accused Alok of sexually …

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'It's a lie': David de Gea denies reports of alleged involvement in setting up rape
8 years, 9 months ago

'It's a lie': David de Gea denies reports of alleged involvement in setting up rape

Firstpost  

Saint-Martin-de-Ré: Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea on Friday dismissed as “a lie” claims that he organised a party at which women were forced to have sex with footballers. I deny it, it is false and nothing more, it is a lie and false,” De Gea told a press conference at Spain’s training base for the European Championship …

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Court wants protection for men from false rape charges
9 years, 1 month ago

Court wants protection for men from false rape charges

The Hindu  

Observing that it is high time that we take a stand on enacting a law to protect men from false rape charges, a court here has acquitted a man of rape as the victim agreed to his plea for quashing the case. Perhaps, now it is time to take a stand for a man,’’ Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma …

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False Rape Case; Accused has a right to be protected against false implication; Delhi HC
9 years, 9 months ago

False Rape Case; Accused has a right to be protected against false implication; Delhi HC

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on an appeal against conviction for rape, acquitted five men who were sentence to imprisonment for life under Section 376 of IPC, finding that they were falsely implicated. Speaking on the plight of such rape accused facing trial for false charges, the court said "There is no doubt that rape causes great distress and humiliation to the. …

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4 ways men's rights activists actually hurt men
9 years, 11 months ago

4 ways men's rights activists actually hurt men

Salon  

One of the weirder developments of the online publishing era is the way a loose confederation of embittered anti-feminists has formed, across social media and the blogging world, under the banner of “men’s rights activism.” MRA is an attempt to reframe old-fashioned misogyny as if it’s some kind of human rights movement, much like organized racism has periodically tried to …

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The "Liberal Media Conspiracy" on steroids: Inside the right's favorite new talking point
9 years, 11 months ago

The "Liberal Media Conspiracy" on steroids: Inside the right's favorite new talking point

Salon  

The journalism community is reeling this week after the release of a Columbia Journalism Review report on Rolling Stone's now-infamous UVA rape story. Here's the thoughtful conservative pundit Ann Coulter with a short list: Many months, several million wasted taxpayer dollars and one cop’s career later, even Eric Holder’s Justice Department finally admitted that the whole “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” …

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Rape convictions low because of false complaints: Mumbai CP
11 years, 4 months ago

Rape convictions low because of false complaints: Mumbai CP

Firstpost  

Police commissioner Satya Pal Singh has said that factors such as “false complaints” and witnesses turning hostile in court are responsible for the low conviction rates in rape cases Mumbai Police commissioner Satya Pal Singh has said that factors such as “false complaints” and witnesses turning hostile in court are responsible for the low conviction rates in rape cases. “It’s …

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Delhi judge says, false cases behind tag of rape capital
11 years, 8 months ago

Delhi judge says, false cases behind tag of rape capital

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 27: False cases are the reasons behind labelling of Delhi as ‘rape capital', a court here has held while acquitting a 75-year-old man of the charge of sexually assaulting his maid after the woman turned hostile. The court said after the December 16 gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here, it lead to the …

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