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Rape

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikk HC | Trial Courts should exhibit sensitivity to the plight of a child victim but they cannot go overboard and stonewall steps that are mandatory to be complied with when analysing and interpreting evidence given by  witnesses; Sentence of rape accused modified

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Rai Pradhan, JJ. partly allowed an appeal which was filed

Published on May 7, 2022May 13, 2022By Editor_4
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13-year old gang rape victim allegedly raped by in-charge at a police station: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 13 years old girl

Published on May 6, 2022May 5, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 2 Part 4

In 2022 SCC Volume 2 Part 4, read a very interesting decision, wherein a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to

Published on April 20, 2022April 19, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC | First step of turning him into a hardcore criminal will be sending him behind bars; Court allows bail

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J. allowed a bail application in connection with FIR filed for the offences under Sections 363, 366,

Published on April 16, 2022April 16, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Lady IPS Officer directed to investigate in the recent matter of 4 rape cases in the villages

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. took up a petition and directed Damayanti Sen,

Published on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can promise to marry a married woman be legally enforceable wherein she voluntarily formed sexual relations with a man? Ker HC explains

Kerala High Court: Dr Kauser Edappagath, J., addressed a matter wherein a married woman voluntarily had sex with her former lover. In

Published on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Physical relations on Promise to Marry| Long term relationship with intent of marriage ended on hostile terms, would it be covered under S. 376(2)(n) IPC? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: Noting that the Trial Court failed to perform its duty and rendered a mechanical order, Subramonium Prasad, J., set

Published on April 8, 2022April 15, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

In view of changed definition of rape under S. 375 (b) of  IPC pari materia to S. 3(b) of POCSO Act, whether sexual intercourse is necessary to attract ingredients of offence of rape or penetrative sexual assault? Chh HC elaborates

Chhattisgarh High Court: Addressing a case wherein a minor girl was subjected to sexual, Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J., held that, In view

Published on March 30, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Megh HC | FIR and proceedings in Special POCSO Case quashed; Minor ‘victim’ gave birth to child while living with accused as his wife

Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J. allowed a petition which was filed praying to quash the criminal proceedings pending in the Court

Published on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Inquiry ordered against Police Officer for suppressing evidence in rape case

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J., took up a bail application moved by the Applicant accused for offences punishable under Sections

Published on March 26, 2022March 26, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

If a man rubs his organ on vagina over victim’s underpants, would that amount to rape? Megh HC answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and W. Diengdoh, J., addressed that, if the victim’s underwear was not

Published on March 26, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Rape or No Rape —That is the Question: An Analysis of Consent on the Basis of a Promise to Marry

by Sudhanshu Chaudhari* and Amit Pai**

Published on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Trespassed in house, committed rape, misappropriated money, threatened: Kerala HC denied pre-arrest bail in view of such allegations

Kerala High Court: Shircy V. J., dismissed a bail application wherein a man committed rape with a woman and misappropriated her money

Published on March 25, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Tattoo Artist alleged to have committed rape: Bail denied as witnesses might get influenced: Kerala Sessions Court

Court of Session, Ernakulam Division: Shibu Thomas, II Additional Sessions Judge, denied bail to tattoo artist alleged of committing rape under Section

Published on March 25, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Marital Rape] “Wanton lust, vicious appetite, depravity of senses, loathsome beast of passion, unbridled unleashing of carnal desire of demonish perversion” Kar HC discusses protection provided to husband by the institution of marriage

A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the “husband”

Published on March 24, 2022April 1, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

HP HC | Minor girl students raped and subjected to penetrative sexual assault by their teacher: Sanctity of Teacher-Student relationship polluted

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Polluting the sanctity of the relationship of the teacher and students, a teacher committed rape and penetrative sexual

Published on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Megh HC | Court affirms trial court’s conviction on the basis of victim’s testimony in POCSO matter

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of  Sanjib Banerjee and W. Diengdoh, JJ., while hearing an appeal which challenged the judgment of

Published on March 9, 2022March 11, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

On pretext of removing evil spirit from body of a woman who was bipolar in nature, a man lured woman and committed sexual intercourse, but ADJ granted bail: Will HC cancel his bail? Del HC analyses

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., cancelled the bail of an accused who lured a female on the pretext of removing an

Published on March 8, 2022March 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

7-year-old’s “brutal” rape and murder: SC commutes Death sentence; No premature release/remission during 30 years’ LI as “conscience of the society cannot be ignored” 

Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,

Published on March 7, 2022March 11, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Penetration even of the slightest degree is necessary to establish the offence of rape; Court modifies order after 8 years of imprisonment

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak, JJ. modified a sentence imposed which was given in relation

Published on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022By Editor_4
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