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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...- Pocso case: Court acquits Lingayat mutt headA Chitradurga court acquitted Murugha Mutt head Shivamurthy Muruga Sharanaru and two others in a sexual assault case involving two minor gi...
- NHL players acquitted in Hockey Canada sex assault trial eligible to play December 1Despite being acquitted of sexual assault charges related to a 2018 incident, five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team will...
- Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Surendra Koli, Moninder Pandher in Nithari killingsThe Supreme Court affirmed Surendra Koli's acquittal in the Nithari killings. The Allahabad High Court's decision stood due to flawed evide...
- Dinner, porn, and betrayal: The staggering case of Coach Ken Porter and the hidden abuse that haunted athletes for decadesThomas Kenneth Porter, a former Edmonton coach, is found guilty. The court finds him guilty of sexual offenses against teenage boys. These ...
- Consensual relationships do not grant license for assault: Karnataka HCThe Karnataka High Court has ruled that consensual relationships do not excuse assault and related crimes. The case involves a Circle Inspe...
- Dani Alves: Lionel Messi's ex-Barcelona teammate sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Know in detailDani Alves played for FC Barcelona, Juventus, and Paris Saint Germain, he was a teammate of football legend Lionel Messi. A top Spanish cou...
- Average time taken to dispose of POCSO case is 509 days: Smriti IraniAddressing the inaugural session of the National Stakeholders Consultation on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences on Saturday, Iran...
- 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...
- SC closes plea on trial in sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal, says court rendered verdictThe Supreme Court closed the petition pertaining to time extension on Monday after observing that a trial court in Goa had ended the trial ...
- HC notice to Tejpal on Goa govt's appeal against acquittal in rape caseJustice S C Gupte issued a notice to Tejpal and posted for June 24 the appeal filed by the Goa government against the sessions court's orde...
- Goa govt seeks retrial in Tarun Tejpal's case; cites trial court's observationsThe government said the trial court "considered the evidence given by defence witnesses as gospel truth, but at the same time discredited w...
- 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...
- Sexual assault convict Harvey Weinstein extradition delayed, new challenge expectedHe is serving a 23-year prison term following his February 2020 conviction.
- MHA approves study on swab collection in sexual assault casesThe ministry has given its nod for the research to examine the ‘Persistence of Spermatozoa and Non-Sperm Male Cells in Genital Tract of the...
- 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...
- Insurers don't want to pay for Harvey Weinstein's legal bills after sexual misconduct allegationsThe policies specifically excluded coverage for 'such blatantly egregious and intentionally harmful acts'.
- 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.
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