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Tarun Tejpal case: Bombay High Court to hear concluding arguments by State of Goa on June 24During the Bombay High Court hearing on Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case, the State argued the complainant was "virtually put on tri...
Congress hails Supreme Court directions on Kuldeep Sengar, AravalliCongress welcomed the Supreme Court's stay on the acquittal of Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar, with Alka Lamba calling it a victory for ...
Nithari Case: Supreme Court acquits Surendra Koli, orders immediate releaseSurendra Koli has been acquitted by the Supreme Court in a Nithari killings murder and rape case. The court ordered his immediate release. ...
Sexual assault case: Supreme Court junks former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal's plea seeking in-camera hearingA bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said that let the High Court decide the issue.
Bombay HC admits Goa govt's plea challenging Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in 2013 rape caseThe Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Saturday admitted the state government's application challenging the acquittal of journalist Taru...
Govt to move HC against Tejpal's acquittal in rape case: Goa CM Pramod SawantA sessions court at Mapusa on Friday acquitted Tejpal of sexually assaulting his former female colleague in an elevator of a five star reso...
Conviction rate for rape only 27.2% even as country celebrates justice in Nirbhaya caseAccording to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 1,56,327 rape cases were on trial in 2018. Of these, trial was completed in 17,313 c...
Cases with court-monitored probe showed better outcome: Dhananjaya Chandrachud"We see this repeatedly..This is one of the great torments of being a judge to have to decide on the basis of evidence as it stands," the S...
Kathua rape case: Punjab High Court issues notices to J&K govt, convictsIn the petition filed on July 10, the girl's father had sought enhancement of the convicts' sentence to capital punishment and life impriso...
Kathua rape-murder case: Punjab & Haryana HC to hear victim's father on Thursday"The bench headed by Justice Rajiv Sharma will hear the matter on Thursday," petitioner's counsel Utsav Bains said.
Six Dera followers acquitted in rioting caseDistrict and Sessions Judge Ritu Tagore ordered the acquittal of six accused who were arrested by Haryana Police last year, defence counsel...
Court acquits rape accused, says no one discusses men’s dignity and honourA court commented that no one discusses the “dignity and honour” of men, given that everyone is fighting for the rights, honour and dignity...
Bilkis Bano rape case: Bombay HC upholds life imprisonment to 12 convictsOn March 3, 2002, at the height of the Gujarat riots, Bilkis Bano and her family members were attacked by a riotous mob in Devgad-Baria vil...
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...
2014 saw rise in sexual offences against women in courtsSafety of minors in public places also became a concern and a 60-year-old man was held guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl i...
Women making false rape allegations need to be punished: CourtWomen making false rape allegation to settle personal scores need to be prosecuted and punished, a Delhi court has observed.
- Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit demands probe into Sarabjit Singh's death
Dikshit today said an inquiry should be initiated into the Sarabjit Singh's death in a Pakistani hospital to allay angry feelings of Indian...
- SC seeks CBI's reply on Koli's appeal against death penalty
The Supreme Court on Friday sought CBI's reply on an appeal filed by Nithari serial rape and murder convict Surinder Koli against his death...
- 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...
- Santosh Singh found guilty in Mattoo murder case
S Kumar Singh, prime accused in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case, has been found guilty by the Delhi high court. He could face a death ...