Don't disclose sexual assault survivor's identity in court documents: Delhi High Court to PoliceThe Delhi High Court has ordered the city police to strictly protect the identity of sexual assault survivors. The court emphasized that na...
Delhi HC refuses to cancel anticipatory bail to MP Prince Raj in rape case"The anticipatory bail order was passed on the basis of material collected and placed on record i.e. the audio recordings and the transcrip...
Rape victim says 'happily married', SC reduces convict's sentence to period already servedIn this case, the trial court in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh had acquitted the appellant. However, the state government filed an appeal and the...
MP High Court requests Centre to reduce women's consent age to 16 from 18The court said the age of consent for females at 18 has "disturbed the fabric of society". As per the prosecution, the complainant was a mi...
Bombay HC refuses to discharge man from rape, cheating charges filed by Marathi actressSiddharth Banthia claimed innocence arguing that his relationship with the actress was consensual
Rape victims' testimony not confidence-inspiring: HC judgeJustice Pushpa Ganediwala recently acquitted a man accused of groping a 12-year old girl's breast because he did not make skin-to-skin cont...
Need for survivor-centric approach towards sexual assult victims: SCThe apex court also said, "It would be adding insult to injury to tell a woman that her rape claims will not be believed."
Consensual physical relations between adults no offence: CourtThe prosecutrix was well above 18 years of age at all material times. Sexual intercourse between two adults of opposite sex with their free...
Nobody has right to touch woman without her consent: CourtAccording to the prosecution, on February 2, 2011 an FIR was lodged at Dhaula Kuan Police Station on the complaint of the medical student.
Uber cab rapist reminded victim of December 16 gangrape: CourtThe court held that threat perception was very much real in the mind of the 25-year-old victim when convict driver Shiv Kumar Yadav.
Court frames rape charges against BJP MLA Umesh Aggarwal, two othersA Delhi court has put on trial the BJP MLA from Haryana and two others for allegedly raping a woman in a hotel after giving her sedative-la...
Supreme Court raps Uber rape case accused for 'insulting' victimThe bench may also lay down guidelines as to whether an accused has right to get witnesses recalled for re-examination in a criminal trial.
Women lodging false rape cases should be punished: CourtTime has come for courts to deal firmly with women filing false rape complaints as they are tormentors warranting punishment, a Delhi Court...
Dhaula Kuan gangrape case: All five accused convictedThe case had forced Delhi Police to issue an order to all BPOs in Delhi NCR to drop women employees safely and provide them security during...
DNA reports conclusively establish identity of accused in December 16 case: High CourtThe DNA reports conclusively establish the identity of the accused in the December 16 gangrape case, the Delhi High Court today said.
Supreme Court norms on rape trial not being followed strictly: Experts"These guidelines are being flouted and there is a serious gap between their implementation and the spirit behind them," John said.
- SC discards victim's allegation on gangrape
Gangrape accused may get the benefit of the doubt in the absence of injuries on the victim's body and, in such a case, the facts related to...