Nepal is considering a "Romeo-Juliet Clause" to differentiate consensual teenage relationships from rape. The proposed amendment would exem...

Thought of the Day: Whether through Olivia Benson or her real-life activism, Mariska Hargitay consistently highlights compassion, healing a...

A shocking incident has come to light in Delhi's Janakpuri area. A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 57-year-old sc...

Delhi saw a 15.1% drop in overall registered crimes in 2024, with total cases falling to around 2.8 lakh. However, concerning trends persis...

A four-year-old girl's rape and murder in Pune has prompted calls for the Shakti Act. NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar highlighted flaws in the curre...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis criticized the opposition's response to a four-year-old girl's rape and murder, calling their ...

A 51-year-old man, Justin Newman, faces serious charges including kidnapping and statutory rape. Authorities allege he transported a 15-yea...

The Supreme Court has asked the government to remove time limits for rape survivors to get abortions. This comes after a plea from AIIMS re...

The Supreme Court strongly criticized AIIMS for challenging an order allowing a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnanc...

Along with a few other nations that have comparable laws, Louisiana has just passed a law requiring surgical castration for child sex offen...

Denying bail to the petitioner, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said "such incidents of luring a minor and entering into a physical relation...

A number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...

In a letter submitted to Supreme Court the Centre had said that it has started process to amend POCSO Act to ensure maximum punishment of d...

The apex court said the exception in the rape law was contrary to the philosophy of other statutes and violates the bodily integrity of a g...

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, got Mukherjee's nod recently, official sources said here today.

The court, however, added that if the child is given away for adoption, then he/she will not have any rights on the property of the biologi...

"The brutal rape case this week unfortunately also indicates the need to strongly improve the response of law enforcement officers," it sai...